ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AFFECT THE GROWTH ATTRIBUTES OF WEEDS AND SWISS CHARD

Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L.) is one of the most nutritive leaf vegetable used by people throughout the world. In Pakistani soil inadequate nutrients especially organic fertilizers is one of the major constrain to Swiss chard production and competition of weeds to the crops. An experiment entitled “organic fertilizers affect the growth attributes of weeds and swiss chard” was carried out in one factor Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) conducted at Horticultural Research Farm, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan during the year 2015. Different organic fertilizers (FYM, poultry manure and compost) were used, organic fertilizer (Poultry manure) significantly affected all the growth attributes less days to germination (6.67), highest number of leaves (10.33), number of branches (9.33) and less days to harvest time (43) of Swiss chard and minimum weeds density (146 m^2), fresh (233.33 m^2) and dry weight (61.66 m2) weeds. Anagallis arvensis L. is the most common and highest number (41%) weed found during the crop growing season stage. Poultry manure recommended for the growth of Swiss chard and reducing weeds.