Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
P Venkata Siva Prasad, Dr. VNP Sivarama Krishna, Dr. KT Venkata Ramana, Dr. G Thanuja Sivaram, Dr. VV Padmaja and Dr. Lalitha Kadiri

Abstract:
The present investigation was conducted at Fruit science block, Department of Fruit science College of Horticulture, Anantharajupeta, Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh during the year 2022. The experiment was laid out in a factorial completely randomized design (FCRD) for shoot growth parameters of dragon fruit cuttings with two factors and three replications under two growing conditions i.e., open field and shade net. Treatment combinations has showed the significant difference. Among the different treatment combinations used media containing of soil + cocopeat + vermicompost enriched with biofertilizer combination of Azotobacter + PSB + VAM has recorded minimum days taken to sprout initiation under open field than shade net conditions and maximum shoot diameter and number of sprouts has recorded under shade net when compared to open field conditions.