Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Anu Shetty KN, Dr. Suhasini Jalawadi, Dr. Kantharaju V, Dr. K Ramachandra Naik and Nataraja KH

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to observe the effect of micronutrients and plant growth regulators on growth parameters of banana cv. Rajapuri (Ratoon I) during 2021-2022. The experiment was laid out in the Randomized Complete Block Design with thirteen treatments which are replicated thrice. Significant differences among the different treatments in growth parameters was observed. The results revealed that application of IIHR Banana Special (Micronutrient Mixture) @ 0.5% + CPPU 4 ppm spraying at 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th and 10^th months after planting (MAP) observed the highest pseudostem height (248.38 cm), pseudostem girth (104.82 cm), number of functional leaves (19.21), leaf area (25.52 m²) and number of suckers (11.80).