Effect of integrated nutrient management practices on growth, oil yield and economics of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a popular culinary herb belongs to the family Lamiaceae. Leaf of basil has a pungent and strong taste some Asian basil have a clove like flavour. It is cultivated for religious and traditional medicine purposes, and also for its essential oil. The present investigation on “Effect of integrated nutrient management practices on growth, oil yield and economics of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)” was carried out at the instructional cum research farm, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G) during the kharif season of 2023. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 3 replications and eight treatment. The experiments results showed that organic manure and inorganic fertilizer along with nano-urea have a significant effect on growth parameter, yield attributes and economics of sweet basil. The treatment application of N, P2O5, K2O @ 25:10:10 kg ha-1 + FYM @ 11.25 ton ha-1 + foliar spray of nano-urea @ 4 ml liter-1 of water at 30 and 45 DAP was found superior over the other treatment for growth parameter i.e, plant height, number of branches plant-1, number of leaves plant-1 and number of inflorescences plant-1, yield attributes i.e, oil yield (36.98 kg ha -1 ) and dry herbage yield and economics.