International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 7 Issue 2
2016 (April - June)
EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF STRAWBERRY (FRAGARIA × ANANASSA DUCH.)CV. SWEET CHARLIE
The experiment conducted during the year 2013-14 and 2014-15 with 21 treatments included combinations of organic and microbial sources of nutrients (Compost, Poultry manure, Vermicompost, FYM, lessThan i greaterThan Azotobacter lessThan /i greaterThan and PSB) replicated thrice with 18 plants per replication in Randomized Block Design. Observations were recorded for vegetative growth, fruit yield, and quality of fruit parameters. In different combinations organic manure and biofertilizers the treatment T lessThan sub greaterThan 15 lessThan /sub greaterThan (Vermicompost + Poultry manure +PSB + lessThan i greaterThan Azotobacter lessThan /i greaterThan ) was recorded highest plant height (16.19 cm), plant spread (24.68 cm), number of leaves plant lessThan sup greaterThan -1 lessThan /sup greaterThan (15.79) and leaf area index (77.26 cm lessThan sup greaterThan 2 lessThan /sup greaterThan ) and T lessThan sub greaterThan 17 lessThan /sub greaterThan (Vermicompost+ FYM + PSB+ lessThan i greaterThan Azotobacter lessThan /i greaterThan ) was recorded highest petiole length (8.81cm). Plant supplied with T lessThan sub greaterThan 15 lessThan /sub greaterThan (Vermicompost + Poultry manure+ PSB+ lessThan i greaterThan Azotobacter lessThan /i greaterThan ) registered earliest in flowering (40.68 days) and T lessThan sub greaterThan 17 lessThan /sub greaterThan (Vermicompost+ FYM + PSB+ lessThan i greaterThan Azotobacter lessThan /i greaterThan ) highest number of flowers per plant (13.42). The maximum fruit weight (12.86 g), number of fruits plant lessThan sup greaterThan -1 lessThan /sup greaterThan (11.78), quality TSS (7.05 °B) and Ascorbic acid (53.42 mg/100 g fruit pulp) and yield (112.63 g plant lessThan sup greaterThan -1 lessThan /sup greaterThan ) were recorded with plants treated with a T lessThan sub greaterThan 15 lessThan /sub greaterThan (Vermicompost+ Poultry manure +PSB + lessThan i greaterThan Azotobacter lessThan /i greaterThan ) followed by T lessThan sub greaterThan 18 lessThan /sub greaterThan (Poultry manure+ compost+ PSB+ lessThan i greaterThan Azotobacter lessThan /i greaterThan ) and T lessThan sub greaterThan 17 lessThan /sub greaterThan (FYM+ Vermicompost + PSB+ lessThan i greaterThan Azotobater) lessThan /i greaterThan treatment. the highest yield and best quality fruit were recorded in the combination of T lessThan sub greaterThan 15 lessThan /sub greaterThan (Vermicompost + Poultry manure+ PSB+ lessThan i greaterThan Azotobacter lessThan /i greaterThan ).
NIYATI JAIN, VIJAY BAHADUR, DEVI SINGH AND PRATYUSH KUMAR
strawberry, organic manure, biofertilizers, vegetative growth, quality.
345-349