Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Dapurkar ND, Shinde VN, Pisal SS and Naik KM

Abstract:
An experiment was carried out to study the effect of potting media and foliar nutrients on growth and survival of tissue cultured banana plantlets during secondary hardening. The experiment was comprised of three levels potting media and three levels of foliar nutrients with Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD). The experimental results revealed that potting media M3 i.e., soil + sand + FYM recorded highest plant height (27.96 cm), pseudostem girth (4.49 cm), number of leaves (7.11), leaf area (63.29 cm2), survival (95.67%), number of roots (9.16), length of primary roots (23.83 cm) and root mass (26.09 g). Among the different foliar nutrients F2 i.e., potassium nitrate (13:00:45) recorded highest plant height (26.07 cm), pseudostem girth (4.30 cm), number of leaves (6.92), leaf area (53.91 cm2), survival (94.33%), number of roots (8.08), length of primary roots (21.80 cm) and root mass (24.76 g). Among all interactions (M3F2) soil + sand + FYM with potassium nitrate (13:00:45) recorded highest plant height (29.90 cm), pseudostem girth (4.55 cm), number of leaves (7.27), leaf area (66.94 cm2) and survival (96.70%), number of roots (9.3), length of primary roots (24.8 cm) and root mass (26.2 g).