EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF NUTRIENTS ON PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF GUAVA (PSIDIUM GUAJAVA L.) CV. L-49

摘要

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 T_1- Urea @ 0.5%, T_2- Urea @ 1%, T_3- Potassium sulphate @ 0.5%, T_4- Potassium sulphate @ 1%, T_5- Borax @ 0.5%, T_6- Borax @ 0.5%, T_7- Zinc sulphate @ 0.5%, T_8- Zinc sulphate @ 1%, T_9- Ferrous sulphate @ 0.5%, T_(10)- Ferrous sulphate @ 1%, T_(11)-Control. The maximum Number of flowers per shoot (8.43), fruit set (69.15%), fruit retention (66.23%) observed with foliar application of borax 1% (T_6) was similarly, fruit length (7.10 cm), fruit breadth (6.48 cm), average weight of fruit (209.17 g), fruit volume (192.21 ml), pulp weight (202.86 g), pulp percent (96.98 %), seed weight and pulp to seed ratio (1.32.20) was also recorded with foliar application of Borax @ 1% (T6). Whereas, the minimum values for all attributes were recorded under control (T_(11)).