Soil amelioration and its impact on growth of raphanus sativus cv. newar in certain area of the Jaunpur city

The radish (Raphanus sativus) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family.  Radishes are grown and consumed as salad, oil, medicines and as therapeutics. A particular variety of Raphanus sativus named newar or jaunpuri, grown in certain belt (Mandi Naseeb Khan) of the Jaunpur city, shows better growth in terms of length, girth and biomass. However, this was not conspicuous in nearby areas (5-6km away i.e. in Siddiquepur). It was found that chemical properties of the water such as pH, electrical conductance and hardness along with some chemical properties of soil such as organic carbon, nitrogen content and electrical conductance enhanced many fold growth of cv. newar at M.N. Khan site (experimental site). Therefore, to increase the fertility of nearby areas, soil from the highly supportive growth (M.N. Khan) was mixed with low growth supportive to find the correct degree of dilution of soil for increasing its fertility to the fullest.