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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 9, Issue 6 (2020)

Effect of levels of N, P, K on yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) under high density planting

Author(s):

Chavan MT, Thutte AS, Kakade AR and Solanke AA

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Effect of levels of N, P, K on yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) under high density planting” was undertaken at the Instructional-cum-Research Farm, college of Agril. business management, Chakur, dist. Latur. The experiment framed was intended to study the effects of levels of N, P, K on yield, quality and to find out optimum economic dose of NPK for guava trees under high density planting. The experiment was conducted on three years old Sardar guava trees. There were eight treatments of different level of NPK replicated thrice in randomized block design. The experimental trees were applied with 20 kg FYM, along with full dose of P2O5 and K2O and half dose of N at the beginning of monsoon as per the treatments as basal dose and remaining half dose of N as per treatments was applied at fruit stage. The N, P, K, was applied in the form of urea, single super phosphate and muriate of potash respectively.
The results of the present investigation indicated that, different levels of NPK had shown varied response to yield and quality of guava. The yield and yield contributing characters were also significantly superior with the application of 300:150:150 g NPK/tree and at par results are seen with the application of NPK@ 350:175:175 g/tree. The maximum values of physical quality characters like, fruit length (5.45 cm), fruit diameter (5.71 cm), volume of fruit (159.54 ml), weight of pulp (187.12 g), pulp: seed ratio (28.83) and chemical quality attributes like TSS (10.42 0Brix), reducing sugars (3.65%), total sugars (6.55%), organoleptic taste (20.53 out of 25) and shelf life (6.87 days) and minimum physiological weight loss (7.07%) were recorded with the application of 300:150:150 g NPK/tree (T6). The fruits obtained with the application of 350:175:175 g NPK/tree (T7), 400:200:200 g NPK/tree (T8) and 250:125:125 g NPK/tree (T5) has shown at par results. Hence, it can be concluded that, for the guava trees grown under high density planting dose of application of NPK @ 300:150:150 g/tree was found to be optimum for getting higher yield and superior quality of guava fruits by maintaining the soil fertility.

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How to cite this article:
Chavan MT, Thutte AS, Kakade AR and Solanke AA. Effect of levels of N, P, K on yield and quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.) under high density planting. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(6):1290-1293.

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