Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
HJ Christian, RV Tank, BR Parmar, JJ Patel and VA Surela

Abstract:
In the present work influence of foliar spray of nutrients on yield and quality of sapota fruits cv. Kalipatti was examined at two different locations viz. Regional Horticultural Research Station, ACHF, NAU, Navsari and Fruit Research Station, NAU, Gandevi, during the year 2020-21. The treatment T7 (foliar application of Novel organic liquid nutrients 2.0%) gave pragmatic results with respect to fruit’s physical characters viz., length, diameter, weight, pulp weight and peel weight for both the locations and pooled. The maximum pulp: peel ratio was obtained with the foliar application of Novel organic liquid nutrients 1.0% (T6) at Navsari location while for Gandevi location and pooled it was noted maximum in treatment T₇ (Novel organic liquid nutrients 2.0%). There was no significant effect of foliar spray of nutrients on specific gravity of fruit, number of seeds per fruit and weight of seeds of sapota fruit. In case of yield parameters, number of fruits per tree in grade A and B along with the fruit yield was reported maximum in the treatment T7 (Novel organic liquid nutrients 2.0%) for both the locations and pooled. Same trend was observed in case of quality parameters. From economic point of view and based on fruit yield per hectare the highest net realization was obtained in the treatment T7 (Novel organic liquid nutrients 2.0%) whereas, the maximum benefit cost ratio was obtained in the treatment T6 (Novel organic liquid nutrients 1.0%) in pooled.