Effect of integrated nutrient management on fruit yield and quality of banana cv. Grand Naine Lenka J.*, Lenka P.C., Behera S. Department of Fruit Science, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India *E-mail: jotirmayee.lenka@gmail.com
Online published on 30 November, 2019. Abstract A Field experiment was conducted at Horticultural Research Station, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar during 2012–13 to study the integrated nutrient management on fruit yield and quality of banana. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 10 treatments and 3 replications. The Tissue culture plantlets of banana cv. Grand Naine were planted at a spacing of 1.8 m x 1.8 m. Fertilizer was applied in split doses i.e. at the time of planting and at 90, 150, 210 days after planting. Biofertilizers were applied at the time of planting and after 60 days of planting. The results revealed that the yield attributes like days of shooting, weight of bunch, number of hands per bunch, number of fingers per bunch varied significantly among the treatments. The yield attributing characters was significantly highest in T10 (RDF 100% + PSB+ Azospirillum) compared to all other treatments and minimum was found in T2 (RDF 75% i.e. 150g N: 37.5g P‚ O…: 150g K‚ O plant−1). Total soluble solid (TSS) was recorded maximum in T6 (RDF 75% + PSB + Azospirillum) (22.39ºbrix) followed by T10 (22.2 ºbrix) and acidity was maximum in treatment T1 (RFD) (4.5mg 100g−1) and minimum in T10 (4.0mg 100g−1). Top Keywords Integrated nutrient management, Grand Naine, biofertilizer, Tissue culture plantlets. Top |