Effect of Foliar Feeding of Calcium, Boron And Zinc on Yield And Quality of Litchi (Lichi Chinensis Sonn. Cv. Purbi
| dc.contributor.advisor | R. N. Ray | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arun Kumar Tiwary | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-01T12:07:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-01T12:07:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Litchi is one of the important subtropical fruit crop. Besides having a delicious taste, excellent flavor, pleasant fragrance and attractive appearance . It has enough nutrients like carbohydrate, acids, vitamins, protein, minerals and fats. In litchi cultivation, the main problems are dropping of fruit in initial stages, fruit cracking and a bit inferior quality of fruit in this region in comparison to North-Bihar. Foliar feeding of nutrients is known to influence the metabolic activity of the plants apart from serving as mode of supplementary feeding, thereby mobilizing the yields and other potentialities of plants. So, the experiment was laid out on the topic “Effect of foliar feeding of calcium, Boron and zine on yield and quality of litchi (Litchi chinensis sonn) cv. Purbi”. It was conducted in the cropping year 1996.The treatment consisted of 4 sprayings each of calcium chloride (1.0 and 1.5 per cent), calcium nitrate(1.0 and 1.5 per cent),Borex (0.15 and 0.030 per cent) Zinc sulphate(0.4 and 0.8%) and water sprays compared to unsprayed control. The first spraying was made on 26th March 96 and subsequent spraying were made on every 15th day. There was 10 treatment replicated three times in a Randomised Block Design. Experiment revealed that the final fruit retention varied from 17.00 to 31.00 per cent in trees sprayed with water and 0.30 per cent Borex respectively as against 15.00 per cent in control. The length of sprayed litchi fruits varied from 3.61 to 4.06 cm and 2.45 cm respectively .The maximum length and breath of fruits were found in zinc sulphate 0.8 per cent treated fruits. The fruits treated with zinc sulphate at 0.8 per cent concentration also had the maximum volume 19.93 cc as against 15.30cc in control. All the treatments except T9 (water spray) were significantly effective in increasing the weight of fruits. The treated fruit-weight varied from 15.62 g to 18.16 g in trees sprayed with water and 0.8 per cent zine sulphate as against 14.98 g in control. Maximum edible portion i.e. aril (12.09g) was in T8 i e. Zinc sulphate at 0.8 per cent concentration. The fruits of this treatment also showed the maximum stone weight (4.09 g) and minimum peel weight (2.42g) as against 3.54 and 3.20 g in control respectively. Foliar feeding of zinc sulphate 0.4 per cent gave significant increase in juice content(6.53ml =36.02 per cent of fruit weight )followed by zinc sulphate 0.8 per cent and Borax at 0.15 per concentration. The analysis of data also showed that all the treatment were significant effective in reducing the fruit cracking. The minimum fruit cracking 5.8 per cent was found in T6 i.e. .Borax 0.30 per cent in comparison to control (14.50 per cent) The yield of litchi fruits in terms of weight varied from 16.52 kg to 20.10 Kg per tree which were sprayed with water and borex at 0.03 per cent concentration respectively whearas it was 15.50 kg in control. The maximum T.8.8.(20.93) and ascorbic acid (40.03 mg /100 ml juice) were found in fruits treated with 0.8 per cent concentration of zinc sulphate spray. In control,T.S.S. was 18.50 brix and ascorbic acid was 35.33 mg/100ml juice. So far as organoleptic test is concerned , the fruits treated with Borax (0.15 and 0.30 per cent) and zinc sulphate (0.4 and 0.8 per cent) and zinc sulpate (0.4 and 0.8 per cent ) were considered very good. Thus it may be concluded that foliar feeding of borax at 0.30 per cent concentration is the best treatment to increase the yield and quality of purbi cultivar of litchi. However as this result is based on one years data, It needs verification for at least one more year for its recommendation to the growers. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810211263 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.pages | 56 | |
| dc.publisher | Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi | |
| dc.sub | Horticulture | |
| dc.theme | Effect of Foliar Feeding of Calcium, Boron And Zinc on Yield And Quality of Litchi (Lichi Chinensis Sonn. Cv. Purbi | |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | |
| dc.title | Effect of Foliar Feeding of Calcium, Boron And Zinc on Yield And Quality of Litchi (Lichi Chinensis Sonn. Cv. Purbi | |
| dc.type | Thesis |