Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Devang N Khalasi, Timur R Ahlawat, Nitin B Patel and Hemant B Bagul

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Instructional Farm, ACHF, and Soil and Water Management Research Unit Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) to assess the effect of hand trimming and bunch feeding on quality parameters of banana cv. Grand Naine. The investigation comprised of ten treatments and each treatment was repeated thrice in CRD. The treatments viz. Control (T₁), KNO₃ 1% without trimming (T₂), KNO₃ 2% without trimming (T₃), SOP 1.5% without trimming (T₄), SOP 2.0% without trimming (T₅), KNO₃ 1% with trimming of one apical hand (T₆), KNO₃ 2.0% with trimming of one apical hand (T₇), SOP 1.5% with trimming of one apical hand (T8), SOP 2.0% with trimming of one apical hand (T₉) and 300g cowdung slurry + 10g SOP +20g ammonium sulphate (T₁₀) were imposed on banana plants of cultivar ‘Grand Naine’. Banana bunch feeding with 300g cow dung slurry + 10g SOP + 20g ammonium sulphate recorded the maximum pulp: peel ratio, TSS, reducing sugars, total sugars, ascorbic acid and shelf life in pooled study. Further, maximum non reducing sugars and minimum acidity content was recorded in SOP 1.5% without trimming and KNO₃ 2.0% without trimming, respectively in pooled analysis.