Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Karobi Handique, Pritam Coomar Barua, Nanhe Lal Saroj, Kabita Saikia, Utpal Kotoky, Samiron Dutta, Sanjib Sharma, Bhabesh Deka, Himadri Shekhar Datta and Kaushik Das

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out at the Experimental farm, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat during 2020-21. The objective of the experiment was to study the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth parameters of strawberry under Assam condition. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications and sixteen treatments. The results of the investigation revealed that integrated nutrient management in strawberry had a significant influence on growth of strawberry. The data revealed that the growth characters viz., plant height, plant spread, number of leaves, leaf area were recorded maximum in the treatment T₁₀ (100% RDF + Vermicompost @ 2.5 t/ha + 0.5% ZnSO₄ + 0.4% Boron spray + Lime + Microbial consortium). The results obtained during the present experiment showed that application of 100% RDF + Vermicompost @ 2.5 t/ha + 0.5% ZnSO₄ + 0.4% Boron spray + Lime + Microbial consortium (T₁₀) resulted better of strawberry under Assam condition. However, treatment T₁₁ (100% RDF + FYM @ 10 t/ha + 0.5% ZnSO₄ + 0.4% Boron spray + Lime + Microbial consortium) showed at par results with treatment T₁₀. The present investigation revealed that integrated nutrient management has the great potential in improving the growth and yield of strawberry fruits under Assam condition.