Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

The present investigation entitled “effect of soluble fertilizers on growth of bush pepper (Piper nigrum L.)” was carried out at College of Horticulture, Dapoli. Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli. Dist. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) during 2020-21 and 2021- 2022. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with seven treatments and four replications. At 720 days after planting treatment T₅ i.e. application of 125 per cent RDF through WSF at weekly interval recorded maximum plant height (102.30 cm), number of new shoots per plant (9.01), number of primary and secondary branches per plant (7.23 and 3.78, respectively), number of leaves per branch (7.43), average leaf area (121.62 cm²), plant girth (2.82 cm), shoot to root ration on dry weight basis (28.87) and relative growth rate (2.01 cm/cm/day).