Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of banana cv. Jahaji

Abstract

Banana is a heavy feeder of nutrients and requires a large quantity of nutrients for its growth, development and yield. This is due to their size, growth rate, rooting pattern and phenomenon of bud differentiation which have relationship with the yield. Application of inorganic fertilizer though increased the yield substantially, but cannot sustain the fertility status (Bhardwaj and Omanwar, 1). In recent times much attention is given to the integrated use of organic or green manure and mineral nutrition for meeting the economic need of the farmers as well as for sustainability in terms of productivity or soil fertility. Therefore, the highest possible efficiency in use of available alternative sources of nutrients are need to be ensured. The information on integrated nutrient management in banana under climatic conditions of Assam is very limited. Keeping this in view the research gaps, the present research work was undertaken to evaluate the effect of integrated nutrient management in a commercial banana cultivar.