EFFECT OF TRAINING AND BIOFORMULATIONS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF POMEGRANATE (Punica granatum L.) CV. BHAGWA
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2019-12-02
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K.R.C COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, ARABHAVI (UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES, BAGALKOT)
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The study on "Effect of training and bioformulations on growth, yield and quality of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa", was carried out at the Horticultural Research and Extension centre, Hidkal Dam (Unversity of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot), Tq. Hukkeri, Dist. Belagavi, Karnataka during Hasta bahar (September-October) 2018-2019. Experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with 27 treatments combination to find out, the effect of different training systems and bioformulations on growth, yield and quality of pomegranate.
Among the different training systems studied, three stem training system (S1) recorded maximum stem length (82.70 cm). But maximum stem girth (5.22 cm) and maximum canopy spread [North-South (213.38 cm) and East-West (220.12 cm)] was observed in five stem (S3) at 180 days after treatment (DAT). Maximum leaf area (15.53cm2 at 180 DAT) and total leaf chlorophyll content (2.29 mg/g) was recorded in four stem training system (S2). Similarly the highest yield (11.67 kg/plant), maximum fruit weight (246.57g), highest arils per fruit (604.63), lowest seed weight (3.64g), maximum shelf life (24.54 days), maximum juice recovery (63.29%), anthocyanin (12.38 mg/100ml), TSS (14.67 °Brix), lowest titratable acidity (0.43%), maximum TSS : acid ratio (34.89), reducing sugars (12.01%), non-reducing sugars (1.38%) and total sugars (13.44%) were noticed in four stem training system (S2).
Regarding the bioformulation treatments, B8 [Amrithpani (3%) + Panchagavya (3%) + Jeevamruth (3%) + P.fluorescens (50 g/plant)] exhibited good growth, yield and quality parameters such as maximum stem length (85.48cm), stem girth (5.41cm), canopy spread [North-South (213.02cm), East-West (216.90cm)], leaf area (16.21 cm2) at 180 DAT and it also recorded maximum total leaf chlorophyll content (2.28 mg/g), fruit weight (251.81g), highest yield (13.21 kg/plant and 9.95 t/ha), arils per fruit(645.89), maximum shelf life (27.66 days), juice recovery (69.63%), anthocyanin (12.19 mg/100ml), TSS (15.48 °Brix), maximum TSS : acid ratio (40.41), reducing sugars (12.57%), non-reducing sugars (1.44%) and total sugars (14.09%) with lowest seed weight (3.82g) and lowest titratable acidity (0.39%).
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