Author(s):

Bipul Kumar Singh, RB Verma, Mahendra Singh, Amit Kumar Sah and Manju Kumari

Abstract: A Field experiment was conducted at Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Horticulture (Vegetable and Floriculture), Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour during Kharif season of 2017 to explore the best integration of microbial inoculant, organic and chemical fertilizers with respect to improving physical and biological properties of soil and yield of okra by minimising yellow vein mosaic virus. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design replicated thrice. The results indicated that the application of 25 % RDN through chemical fertilizer + 75 % RDN through vermicompost + Azotobacter + PSB (T₁₆) improved, chemical (p^H, EC, O. C, Available N, P, K) and biological (Azotobacter, PSB, Fungi ) properties of the soil, reduced the Per cent disease incidence was of YVMV and enhanced the yield of okra.

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