Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Kumam Munidita Devi, Dr. RK Dilip Singh, Dr. U Chaoba Singh, N Gopimohan Singh and Dr. NG Joykumar Singh

Abstract:
A field investigation entitled “Effect of Different Sources of Nitrogen on Growth, Yield and Quality of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) cv. Chandler under Poly House Condition” was conducted at Horticulture Research Farm, Central Agricultural University, Andro, Imphal, Manipur, during October 2019 to February 2020. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications under 8 different treatments. Results of the experiment revealed that the application of 100% N from urea (T₃) registered significant values for plant height (14.77 cm), plant spread (25.06 cm), number of leaves per plant (18.87), number of runners per plant (6.81). fresh weight of plant (29.93 g), dry weight of plant (5.88 g), number of fruits per plant (6.58) and fruit yield (7.98 t/ha). Least days taken to 1^st flowering (50 days after transplanting) and least titratable acidity (0.64%) was exhibited by 100% N from vermicompost (T₄). T₄ also recorded significant results in yield attributes like single fruit weight (12.58 g) and fruit diameter (2.82 cm) and quality attributes like specific gravity (1.86 g/cm³), juice% (83.07%), total soluble solids (8.86°Brix) and vitamin C (66.97 mg/100g).