Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
AR Tummod, RV Nainwad and SB Pavhane

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Effect of foliar application of nutrients on physical attributes of guava cv. L-49” was carried out at Department of Horticulture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani during the year 2018-19. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with eleven treatments with replicated thrice. The details of treatments are T₁- Urea @ 0.5%, T₂- Urea @ 1%, T₃- Potassium sulphate @ 0.5%, T₄- Potassium sulphate @ 1%, T₅- Borax @ 0.5%, T₆- Borax @ 0.5%, T₇- Zinc sulphate @ 0.5%, T₈- Zinc sulphate @ 1%, T₉- Ferrous sulphate @ 0.5%, T₁₀- Ferrous sulphate @ 1%, T₁₁- Control. Potassium sulphate @ 1% recorded maximum number of fruits per tree (174.08) (T_4), The maximum fruit yield per tree (31.03 kg) and fruit yield per hectare (124.14 tonnes/ha), The highest gross monetary return per hectare (Rs.5,58,630) was obtained in treatment Borax @ 1% (T₆) and which was followed by the treatment Zinc sulphate @ 1% (T₈). The highest Benefit: ratio was recorded in treatment Borax @ 0.5% (T₆) which was closely followed by treatment Zinc sulphate @ 1% (T₈) and the minimum values for all these parameters were observed in Control (T₁₁).