Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Shweta Chaturvedi, D Ram, Sanjay Pathak, Atul Yadav, Alok Kumar Pandey and Ajendra Kumar

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted to assess the response of different organic sources on physical characteristics of Ber (Z. mauritiana Lam.) cv, Apple under sodic soil conditions at Main Experiment Station, Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya. During 2021-22 and 2022-23, a well-established 3-year plant of Ber was planted at 8.0 x 8.0 m. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design and replicated thrice. The experiment comprises of ten treatments including control viz.T₀ Control (Recommended Dose), T₁ 20 Kg FYM+ 20 ml Photosynthetic Bacteria(PSB), T₂ 5 Kg Vermicompost + 20 ml PSB, T₃ 2.5 litre Jeevamrit + 10 Kg FYM, T₄ 5 Kg Vermicompost + 2.5 litre Jeevamrit, T₅ 10 Kg FYM + 2.5 litre Amritpani, T₆ 5 Kg Vermicompost + 2.5 litre Amritpani, T₇ 20 ml PSB+ 2.5 litre Jeevamrit +2.5 litre Amritpani, T₈ 10 Kg FYM + 20 ML PSB+2.5 L Jeevamrit+2.5 L Amritpani, T₉ 5 Kg Vermicompost+20 ml PSB+2.5 L Jeevamrit+2.5 L Amritpani. The result revealed that maximum Fruit Length (5.16, 5.40 cm), Fruit Width (4.49, 4.80 cm), Average Fruit Weight (63.84, 65.94 g) and Pulp – Stone ratio (5.73, 5.77) were observed in T₉ during both the years respectively. The minimum values of observation were reported in the control.