Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield parameters of pomegranate cv. bhagwa under central dry zone of Karnataka
International Journal of Development Research
Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield parameters of pomegranate cv. bhagwa under central dry zone of Karnataka
Received 04th December, 2016; Received in revised form 19th January, 2017; Accepted 27th February, 2017; Published online 31st March, 2017
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A field experiment was conducted in the farmer’s field at Somerhalli village, Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district on pomegranate cv. Bhagwa during 2015-16 titled as Studies on integrated nutrient management in relation to growth and yield characters in Mrig bahar season. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with 9 treatment combinations, comprising of inorganic, organic and biofertilizers with 3 replications. Results revealed that application of 100% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) along with vermicompost + poultry manure + Azospirillum + PSB + KSB T9 has recorded the maximum fresh weight of leaf (0.28 and 0.38 g), dry weight of leaf (0.17 and 0.27 g), leaf area (9.91 and 12.89 cm2), shoot length (35.22 and 43.33 cm) at 30 and 60 days after first Biofertilizer application respectively, and also recorded the maximum weight of fruit (292.61g), number of fruits per tree (61.22), yield per tree (17.93 kg), yield per hectare (16.46 t/ha).
