Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Komal Rajeev Walke, Dr. PC Haldavanekar, Dr. YR Parulekar, Dr. RV Dhopavkar and Dr. RG Khandekar

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled, “Growth, yield and quality parameters of little gourd (Coccinia grandis L.) influenced by nutrient sources” was conducted at Department of Vegetable Science, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krushi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli with various combinations of organic and inorganic treatments to study the growth, yield and yield contributing characters in little gourd and to find out optimum combination of nutrient resources for yield maximization in little gourd. Total ten treatments were studied in Randomized Block Design with three replications. Out of these ten treatments, an application of 50% RDF + vermicompost @5t/ha + Azotobacter @5kg/ha + PSB @5kg/ha had beneficial effect on days required for flowering from pruning (36.76 days), total number of fruits per plant (995.21), weight of fruit (8.22 g), total yield per plant (7 kg), total yield per hectare (16.98 tonnes) and B:C ratio (1.96).