Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Dr. Sailaja Kumari MS, Dr. Vandana Venugopal, Dr. Maya T and Dr. Gayathri Unnikrishnan

Abstract:
Banana being highly nutrient exhaustive crop requires all the nutrients in balanced proportion. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the GAP based on soil test and Jeevamrutha on bunch yield of Banana. Var Nendran. The four treatments included were Control, package of practices of Kerala Agricultural University for nutrients (POP of KAU for nutrients), Jeevamrutham and GAP based on soil test. Jeevamrutham is an organic fertilizer and a great replacement of chemical fertilizers. It enhances Microbial activity in soil and helps in improvement of soil fertility. The results revealed that highest bunch yield in treatment with GAP based on soil test (T4). Number of fingers per bunch was significantly higher in T4 (41.6) followed by T2 (38.2) and lowest in control (30.8).