NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF STRAWBERRY (Fragaria × anannasa Duch.) GROWING AREAS OF PAONTA VALLEY IN SIRMAUR DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

dc.contributor.advisorSPEHIA, R S
dc.contributor.authorTHAKUR, KAVITA
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-04T06:40:30Z
dc.date.available2021-12-04T06:40:30Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The present study was undertaken during 2020-21 to evaluate nutritional status of strawberry growing areas of Paonta valley in Sirmaur district. Soil and leaf samples were collected from 30 strawberry growing farmers from 10 villages in Paonta valley of Sirmaur district. The collected soil and leaf samples were analyzed for different soil properties such as soil texture, pH, electrical conductivity, soil organic carbon and available N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn nutrients. The leaf samples were analyzed for nutrient such as N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn. The soils of different strawberry growing areas varied from sandy loam to sandy clay loam and were slightly acidic to near neutral in soil reaction. The soils are in safe limits of electrical conductivity (<0.8 dS m-1) along with medium soil organic carbon. The available N content was low to medium in surface layers while the available Zn content was medium to high in availability, whereas P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn and Cu were high in status. The leaf nutrient status indicated that 90, 3.33, 23.33 and 6.67 per cent samples were deficient in N, K, Mg and Mn, while 93.33, 93.30, 100 and 96.67 per cent were sufficient in K, Mn, Cu and Zn, respectively. However, nutrient status of leaf P, Ca, Mg, S and Fe were high in 96.67, 100, 60, 60 and 80 per cent samples. Soil organic carbon was significant and positively correlated with N, P, S and Zn. Available N, P and S exhibited significant and positive relationship with their respective leaf nutrient contents. On the basis of coefficient of variation, the soil, leaf and yield properties such as the pH, N, leaf N, K, Cu and yield are least variable, whereas, available nutrients like OC, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn and leaf P, Ca, Fe, and Zn are moderately variable. However, electrical conductivity, available Cu, Zn and leaf Mg, S and Mn are highly variable. Farmers were able to get 24% higher yield and better net returns under black polyethylene mulch as compared to grass mulch. For moderately and highly variable soil parameters, site specific nutrient management strategies should be developed and adopted for enhancing the productivity of the crop in the regionen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810178611
dc.keywordsevaluate, nutritional status,strawberry ,Paonta valley ,Sirmaur districten_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages85+iiien_US
dc.publisherUHF,NAUNIen_US
dc.subSoil Science and Water Managementen_US
dc.themeevaluate, nutritional status,strawberry ,Paonta valley ,Sirmaur districten_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleNUTRITIONAL STATUS OF STRAWBERRY (Fragaria × anannasa Duch.) GROWING AREAS OF PAONTA VALLEY IN SIRMAUR DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESHen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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