Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Manisha Jangir, Dr. KK Meena, Dr. NK Gupta, Dr. Shweta Gupta and Nupur Sharma

Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted at Horticulture farm, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura (Jaipur-Rajasthan) during 2019-20 and 2020-21. The experiment comprised of 12 treatment combinations consisting of 3 drip irrigation levels (50%, 75% and 100% at PE level) and 4 fertigation levels (100%, 75%, 50% of recommended dose of fertilizers through drip and 100% of RDF as basal dose). The experiment was laid out in factorial Randomized Block design. The experimental results revealed that among different treatment combinations minimum values for Initiation of flowering (days) after pruning and Fruit set to maturity (days), Fruit cracking (%) and maximum Fruit Retention (%), Number of fruits plant^-1, Average fruit weight (g), Fruit diameter (cm) was found under the treatment I₃F₂ (100% irrigation at PE level + 100% RDF through drip) which was found the best for vegetative characteristics under two years of experimentation.