Impact of Floor Management using Banana Biomat Mulch and Leguminous Cover crop on Available Nitrogen in Soil, Growth, Yield and Quality of Banana cv. Martaman Subba Susan*, Chhetri Sangeet1, Debnath Sanjit2 Department of Pomology and Post-Harvest Technology, Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Coochbehar, Pundibari-736 165, India 1Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Seacom Skills University, Kendradangal, Birbhum-731 236, India 2Department of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Mohanpur-741 252, India *E-mail: susanhorti19@gmail.com
Online Published on 20 February, 2024. Abstract The present investigation was carried out at ICAR-AICRP on Fruits, Mohanpur, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Mondouri, Nadia, West Bengal with six treatments. Banana Biomat Mulch (BBM) @ 30 kg fresh/m-2 + Leguminous Cover Crops (LCC) @ 3g seeds/ m-2 + 0% recommended dose of fertilizer or 25, 50%, 75% and 100 % RDF practices (no BBM & LCC with 100% RDF i.e., 5kg FYM, N-200g + P2O5-50g + K2O-250g/plant/year. Treatments were imposed thrice a year on orchard floor of banana cv. Martaman. Observations were recorded on plant height, girth, leaf number per plant, status of nitrogen content, qualitative and quantitative parameters such as bunch weight, finger weight, finger length, finger diameter, number of fingers per bunch, hands per bunch, total sugar, acidity, sugar: acid ratio and productivity. The application of BBM+LCC with 75 or 100% of RDF significantly increased plant height, girth and number of leaves per plant two months after third treatment. The increase in average available nitrogen content in soil, bunch weight, number of hands per bunch, finger per bunch, finger weight, finger length, finger diameter, total sugar, acidity, sugar: acid ratio and productivity was higher as compared with conventional practice and BBM + LCC and RDF @ 0-50%. Top Keywords Banana, Mulching, Soil, Nitrogen, Yield and quality. Top |