Vol. 5 (5) : September-October 2014 issue
Green Farming Vol. 5 (5) : 836-839 ; September-October, 2014
Study of leaf nutrient concentration under the different water soluble fertilizers and micronutrient treatments in banana
S.R. MANE1*, B.N. PATEL2, A.P. GONGE3 and D.P. NAWALKAR4
ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1,3,4Ph.D. Scholar*(shailenrmane@gmail.com), 2Assoc. Director of Research
Subject : Integrated Farming System & Rural Development
Paper No. : P-1735
Total Pages : 4
Received : 26 March 2014
Revised accepted : 20 September 2014
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Citation :
S.R. MANE, B.N. PATEL, A.P. GONGE and D.P. NAWALKAR. 2014. Study of leaf nutrient concentration under the different water soluble fertilizers and micronutrient treatments in banana. Green Farming Vol. 5 (5) : 836-839 ; September-October, 2014
ABSTRACT
W3 treatment (100 percent RDF through water soluble fertilizers) recorded significantly highest leaf nitrogen and potassium (3.26 and 2.82 %) during 3rd and 6th MAP, flowering (4.12 and 2.88%) and 9th MAP (3.10 and 2.62 %) than other treated plants. At 3rd, 6th and 9th MAP highest leaf Fe (157.10, 210.18 and 124.88 ppm, respectively), leaf Mn content (102.88, 117.53 and 91.23 ppm, respectively), Zn content in leaves of banana (25.830, 57.483 and 43.673 ppm, respectively) and Cu content in leaf is recorded as 12.86, 14.58 and 13.42 ppm, respectively. Significantly lowest concentration was found in untreated plants. The highest micro- nutrients were noted in M1 (Grade- IV @ 30g per plant at 3rd, 6th and 9th MAP) followed by Mo treatment in all the stages.
Key words :
Banana, Leaf nutrient content, Micronutrient, NPK, Water soluble fertilizer.