Residual effect of applied vermicompost and NPK to rice on growth and yield of succeeding wheat and chemical properties of soil

Two consecutive field experiments after rice crop were conducted during 2011-12 and 2012-13 in the Crop Research Centre, of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh. Ten different treatments were implied to evaluate the residual effect of vermicompost and applied inorganic fertilizers on wheat crop. Significantly taller plants than T2 during both the years were measured in those treatments where 4 ton vermicompost was applied in rice. Spike length and test weight of wheat remained unaffected due to residual effect while the number of grains per spike was significantly affected.