Effect of Post Shooting Application of Fertilizers through Pouch Feeding on Quality Characteristics of Banana cv Grand Naine

Abstract

The present investigation entitled “Effect of post shooting application of fertilizers through pouch feeding on quality characters of banana cv Grand Naine” was carried out at Regional Horticultural Research Station, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari during 2018-19 in RBD with three replications and 15 treatments comprising 16 plants per treatment. The findings revealed that significantly maximum pulp : peel ratio (3.34), total soluble solids (21.80 ºBrix), ascorbic acid content (8.36 mg/100g), reducing sugars (6.59 %) and shelf life (11.60 days) with minimum titrable acidity content of fruit (0.210 %) were recorded in banana bunch fed with cow dung slurry (300 g) + (NH4)2SO4 (10 g) + SOP (10 g) while, maximum non-reducing sugars content of fruit (8.39 %) was recorded in bunch of banana cv Grand Naine fed with 300 g cow dung slurry + (NH4)2SO4 (20 g) + SOP (10 g) and the higher value of total sugars content of fruit (14.75 %) was recorded in bunches fed with 300 g cow dung slurry + (NH4)2SO4 (20 g) + SOP (10 g). Moreover, poor performance was recorded in banana bunch fed with control.