International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 1
First page : (1328) Last page : (1334)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6064
Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth Parametres of Banana cv. Rajapuri
S. P. Suhasini1, Kulapati Hipparagi, I.B. Biradar, S.N. Patil, R. Suma and Mallikarjun Awati
Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, UHS, Bagalkot-587104, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: suhasinipattar608@gmail.com
Received: 2.12.2017 | Revised: 6.01.2018 | Accepted: 10.01.2018
ABSTRACT
Banana (Musa spp.) is one of the important fruit crops of the tropics. The fruits are rich source of carbohydrate and energy. The research on effect of integrated nutrient management practices on banana with commercial formulations of organic fertilizers is new under the soil and climatic conditions of arid dry zone of Karnataka. . The cv. Rajapuri is the commercial variety used for the study. The objective of experiment includes to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth parameters of banana. The experiment contains six treatments and four replications laid in a randomized block design. The treatments consist of T1 - RDF 100% (200:100:300 g NPK + 20kg FYM per plant ) T2-RDF100% (200:100:300 g NPK + 20kg FYM per plant ) + PSB (20g)+ Azospirilum (20g) T3 - RDF 75% + 25% , N and P through organic sources T4 - RDF 50%+ 50% ,N and P through organic sources T5 - RDF 25%+75%,N and P through organic sources T6-100%,N, P and K through organics sources. The treatment received 100% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) along with Vermicompost (2kg) + Neemcake (250g) + Azospirillum (50g) + PSM (50g) + VAM (250g) recorded the highest plant height, pseudostem girth, number of functional leaves, total leaf production, total leaf area and leaf area index. The consumption pattern of banana is increasing day by day due to its nutritional value and high economic returns. Higher productivity in banana is possible through quality planting material, proper nutritional management and other novel cultural practices.
Key words: Rajapuri, INM (Integrated Nutrient Management), Banana, Azospirillum, Biofertilizer
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Cite this article: Suhasini, S.P., Hipparagi, K., Biradar, I.B., Patil, S.N., Suma, R. and Awati, M., Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Growth Parametres of Banana cv. Rajapuri, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(1): 1328-1334 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6064
