Physiological response of strawberry plants to graded levels of nitrogen and potassium under polyhouse

Abstract

Strawberry is essentially a temperate fruit crop, which has adapted well in Kashmir valley owing to fact that the fruits of strawberry come into market when no other fruit is available (Ahmad, 2). The main drawback of its cultivation of is the under sized fruit resulting in less returns to the growers. Nutrition is one of the important aspects of crop production and accounts for about 30% of the total cost of production. Studies with strawberry have shown the diversity of responses to changing N rates and time of application (Santose and Chandler, 10). Hence, the determination of nutritional needs for efficient production of high quality fruit is an important aspect of nutrient management for the growers