The effect of fertilizer on the growth of dwarf banana cavendish (Musa acuminata L.) seedling under the natural shade

Abstract

Banana is a very important fruit commodity. The demand for bananas is increasing every year but the land for banana development is increasingly limited. Therefore, it is necessary to develop banana as an insert plant. The lack of readily available banana seeds with consistent growth patterns is the primary barrier to the development of bananas. The purpose of this investigation is to find out how the development of banana seedlings is affected by varied concentrations of the NPK nutrient. The research conducted at Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Halu Oleo University. The study arranged in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with different dose of NPK as treatment consisting of P0 = without NPK (control), P1 = 50 kg NPK ha−1, P2 = 100 kg NPK ha−1, P3 = 150 kg NPK ha−1 and P4= 200 kg NPK ha−1. The parameter examined are including plant height, leaves number and leaf area. According to the findings, the application of NPK had a discernible impact on the development of banana seedlings, based on the plant height, leaves number and leaf area. The growth of plant seeds is improving as a result of an increase in the amount of NPK that has been administered.