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Study was carried out to evaluate the effect of integrated nutrient management on yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) under naturally ventilated polyhouse condition it involved ten treatments with three replications in Randomized Complete Block Design conducted at Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Mudigere, during 2014-2015. Yield components and quality parameters like per cent fruit set, number of fruits per plant, number of fruits per cluster, fruit characters, yield per plant (304.73 g plant-1), non reducing sugars, total sugars, sugar to acid ratio, TSS and ascorbic acid content were found maximum under the treatment 100% RDF + Azospirillum + PSB whereas, the maximum fruit weight (15.68 g), fruit length (3.61 cm) and reducing sugars (5.02%) with moderate yield per plant (299.95 g ) were recorded in the treatment 75% RDF + Azospirillum + PSB.. Application of 60:40:40 kg NPK ha-1 along with Azospirillum and PSB found ideal to get high yields with good quality, thereby saving 25 per cent of inorganic fertilizers.

Key words: Azospirillum, Integrated Nutrient Management, Strawberry and Yield