Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Vandana Patley, Ghanshyam Das Sahu, Puneshwer Singh Paikra and Yogesh Kumar Chandrakar

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted in Department of Fruit Science, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur (C.G.) during 2015-16 to enhance growth and yield of banana (Musa paradisiaca L.) fruit. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with three replication and twelve treatments combination namely T₁ (F₀M₀) - RDF through conventional + Without mulch (Control), T₂ (F₀M₁) -RDF through conventional + Leaf mulch, T₃ (F₀M₂) - RDF through conventional + Plastic mulch, T₄ (F₁M₀) - Fertigation with 60% PE + 60% RDF + Without mulch, T₅ (F₁M₁) - Fertigation with 60% PE + 60% RDF + Leaf mulch, T₆ (F₁M₂) - Fertigation with 60% PE + 60% RDF + Plastic mulch, T₇ (F₂M₀) Fertigation with 80% PE + 80% RDF + Without mulch, T₈ (F₂M₁) Fertigation with 80% PE + 80% RDF + Leaf mulch, T₉ (F₂M₂) Fertigation with 80% PE + 80% RDF + Plastic mulch, T₁₀ (F₃M₀) - Fertigation with 100% PE + 100% RDF + Without mulch, T₁₁ (F₃M₁) - Fertigation with 100% PE + 100% RDF + Leaf mulch, T₁₂ (F₃M₂) - Fertigation with 100% PE + 100% RDF + Plastic mulch. Result revealed that all the growth parameters like plant height (284.44 cm), girth of plant (77.13 cm) and number of leaves per plant (22.10), were recorded highest in treatment combination (T₉ - F₂M₂- Fertigation with 80% PE + 80% RDF + Plastic mulch) which ultimately gave the highest yield. Among yield parameters like weight of bunch per plant (24.25 kg), bunch yield per hectare (80.54 tone’s) and Marketable bunch yield per hectare (78.20 tone’s), were recorded highest in treatment combination (T₉ - F₂M₂- Fertigation with 80% PE + 80% RDF + Plastic mulch).