Vol. 10 (5) : September-October 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (5) : 587-590 ; September-October, 2019
Influence of drip irrigation, fertigation and mulch on vegetative growth of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck.)
SHALINI KAMRAa1*, I.M. VERMAa2 and S.R. BHUNIAb3
aDepartment of Horticulture, bDept. of Agronomy, S.K. Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner - 334 006 (Rajasthan)
Designation : 1Ph.D. Scholar *(shalinithenova@gmail.com), 2,3Professor
Subject : Fruit Science and Pomology
Paper No. : P-7729
Total Pages : 4
Received : 09 September 2019
Revised accepted : 24 September 2019
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Citation :
SHALINI KAMRA, I.M. VERMA and S.R. BHUNIA. 2019. Influence of drip irrigation, fertigation and mulch on vegetative growth of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck.). Green Farming Vol. 10 (5) : 587-590 ; September-October, 2019
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of drip irrigation, fertigation and mulch on sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck.) during 2015-2016 at Niche Area Excellence Farm, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner. The experiment comprised of twenty four treatment combinations, viz., four drip irrigation levels (0.6, 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 ETc), three fertilizer levels (75, 100 and 125% RDF) in main plot and two mulch treatments (no mulch and plastic mulch) in sub- plot. The experiment was laid out in Split-plot design and replicated thrice. The results revealed that maximum vegetative growth parameters like plant height, tree volume, stem girth and plant spread (EW & NS)were recorded maximum at 1.2 ETc + 125 per cent recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) + plastic mulch.
Key words :
Drip irrigation, Fertigation, Plastic mulch, Sweet orange
