Author(s):

SC Rahate, VV Shinde, SL Ghavale, BR Salvi and RV Dhopavkar

Abstract: Field experiment was conducted at College of Horticulture, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri, (MS) during 2018-2020 to find out the optimum dose of NPK and suitable variety for maximizing yield of banana in Konkan region. Experiment was laid out by split plot design with eighteen treatment combinations and three replications. Two factors were studied during experimentation. First factor includes three different banana varieties; V1-Konkan Safed Velchi, V2-Red Banana, V3-Grand Naine as main plot treatments and second factor includes six fertilizer levels; F1-200:100:200 NPK g/plant, F2-250:100:250 NPK g/plant, F3-300:100:300 NPK g/plant, F4-350:100:350 NPK g/plant, F5-400:100:400 NPK g/plant and F6-200:100:200 NPKg/plant+micronutrients 20g/plant as subplot treatments. The growth and yield of banana were significantly increased with the increase of fertilizer levels. Maximum bunch weight (23.7 kg), highest stalk weight (1.05 kg), maximum bunch length (88.9 cm), maximum fingers (17.9 nos), highest fruit length (17.3 cm), highest stalk length (102.12 cm), highest hand weight (2.5 kg), highest finger weight (0.14 kg), highest number of hands/bunch (9.06 nos), maximum yield/plant (23.7 kg), maximum yield t/ha (73.04 t/ha) were recorded in V3F2 due to interaction effect of varieties and fertilizers. Based on the present study, it is found that to get better vegetative growth, Red Banana performed well and for yield, Grand Naine performed the best. For obtaining maximum yield of banana, fertilizer dose of 250:100:250 NPK g/plant gives higher yield and the banana variety Grand Naine performend good for yield.

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