EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF UREA ON YIELD AND QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) cv. DASHEHARI UNDER CHHATTISGARH CONDITION
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2006
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Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur
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The present investigation entitled “Effect of foliar application of urea on yield and quality attributes of mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Dashehari under Chhattisgarh condition” was carried out at the Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, IGAU, Raipur (C.G.) during the year 2005-2006 using RBD with three replications. The treatment consisted seven different concentrations of urea as foliar spray viz., control, 1 per cent foliar application of urea, 2 per cent foliar application of urea, 3 per cent foliar application of urea, 4 per cent foliar application of urea, 5 per cent foliar application of urea and 6 per cent foliar application of urea.
The experiment was conducted on 10 years old trees of Dashehari mango with foliar spray of different concentrations of urea at pea stage of fruit growth and development.
Application of 4 per cent foliar spray of urea was found more effective to control the fruit drop and ultimately fruit retention was increased.
The yield of mango increased 32.79 per cent over control with the use of 4 per cent foliar application of urea.
The maximum number of fruits per plant, yield per plant, length and breadth of fruit, fruit weight, fruit volume, fruit size, pulp weight, highest total soluble solids, ascorbic acid and reducing sugar were recorded with the application of 4 per cent foliar spray of urea. However, acidity was found minimum under the same treatment.
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EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF UREA ON YIELD AND QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) cv. DASHEHARI UNDER CHHATTISGARH CONDITION
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109 p.