EFFECT OF ORGANIC SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF STRAWBERRY (Fragaria ananassa Duch) cv. DOUGLAS
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2013
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Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Abstract
Strawberry is an important soft, attractive, Juicy, tasty and nutritious fruit. The taste of fruit
mainly depends on three factors viz. sugar, acid and aromatic compounds. The fresh strawberry
fruit is a rich source of vitamins A, B, and C. It also contains proteins and minerals like Iron,
calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium etc. Strawberry has medicinal properties like
anti-carcinogenic, anti-septic, and anti-oxidant. Botanically, strawberry is an aggregate fruit called
etaerio of achenes. The fruit of strawberry is complete fruit with 98% edible portion. The edible
portion is succulent and thalamus of flower (Receptacle with numerous achenes).
Strawberry is mainly a crop of temperate climate but it is also grown in subtropical region
also. Potentiality of strawberry cultivation under Ranchi condition is high but there is lack of
information regarding its cultivation, nutrient requirement among the common people and farmers.
Hence, an experiment was carried out to study the effect of organic sources of nutrients on growth,
yield and quality of strawberry.
Out of thirteen treatments in the experiment conducted during the course of investigation
T10- FYM (7.5 t/ha) + Vermicompost (3.18 t/ha) + PSB (5 kg/ha) + Azotobacter (5 kg/ha) showed
the remarkable results in majority of the parameters i.e. growth, flowering characters, yield and
yield attributing characters. This treatment also helped in enhancing the qualitative parameters of
this crop i.e. Maximum plant height (21.22cm), Plant spread E-W (33.60cm), Plant spread N-S
(31.03cm), Number of leaves per plant (28.25), Leaf area(16.03 cm2), Number of runners per
plant (13.66), Number of flowers (27.45), Length of flower stalk (13.95 cm), Number of fruits per
plant (19.66), Yield per plant (0.166kg), Yield per plot (6.00kg), Yield per hectare (66.66q), Fruit
breadth (2.66cm), Fruit length (3.89cm), Juice percentage(85.23), Volume of fruit (8.16cc), TSS
(12.41°Brix), Ascorbic acid (90.94mg/100), Reducing sugar (6.5%), non-reducing sugar (0.62%),
Total sugar (7.57%) and shelf life of fruits at ambient condition (2.83days) were recorded when
application of FYM, Vermicompost, PSB and Azotobacter was done in mentioned rate.
So far as the economics of the strawberry crop is concerned, the application of FYM (7.5
t/ha) + Vermicompost (3.18 t/ha) + PSB (5 kg/ha) + Azotobacter (5 kg/ha) recorded maximum net
return (Rs. 9,99,900 per ha) and B: C ratio (2.17). Based on these observations, it can be
concluded that the combination of FYM, Vermicompost, PSB and Azotobacter gives best results
regarding growth parameters, flowering characters, physical parameters, physico-chemical
characteristics, yield attributes and economics of strawberry cultivation under Ranchi conditions.
Description
EFFECT OF ORGANIC SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS
ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF
STRAWBERRY (Fragaria ananassa Duch) cv.
DOUGLAS
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