EFFECT OF BUNCH FEEDING OF MACRO AND MICRONUTRIENTS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF TISSUE CULTURE BANANA Cv. GRAND NAINE (AAA)
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2019-02
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University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE, UHS CAMPUS, GKVK POST, BENGALUREU
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Banana owing to its large size and rapid growth rate require relatively large amount of nutrients for high yield. To supplement nutrients applied to banana plant through soil, foliage and post shooting feeding through the distal stalk-end of the rachis have gained importance. In this regard a field experiment was carried out during the year 2017-18 in the farmer’s field at Agrahara playa, Dasanapurahobli of Bengaluru North Taluk and District, Karnataka. The results revealed that the bunches supplied with the of 10g Urea + 10g SOP + 5g banana special + 300g vermicompost recorded significantly highest finger length (21.23 cm), finger girth (13.60 cm), finger weight (186.53 g), finger volume (162.17 cm3), hand weight (3.62 kg), bunch weight (33.28 kg) and total fruit yield (74.88 t/ha). The highest pulp recovery (169.63 g), pulp to peel ratio (2.74), total soluble solids (22.11 0Brix), reducing (17.67%), total sugars and (20.46%,) number of days required for colour development (12.32), lowest titrable acidity (0.24 %) and maximum benefit cost ratio (3.85:1) was observed than the control. The bunches fed with dissolved vermicompost and micronutrients resulted in greater quality attributes such as highest TSS, low acidity, less PLW, good colour of fruit, maximum shelf life leading to long distance transport and marketing which attracts the consumers and ensures highest profitto the farmers.