Banana Stem Girth improves with Polysulphate

5

Banana Yield
Banana (Grand Nain)

Village: Tandalwadi, Taluka: Raver, District: Jalgaon, Maharashtra
2020

Trail

5

Banana Yield

Key Conclusions

In comparison with the existing Farmer practices, the ICL practice, via the usage of Polysulphate fertilizer, demonstrated a considerable increase in the Stem Girth, Number of Leaves, Number of Hands/bunches, Number of Fruits/hands, Average Bunch Weight and Yield. The additional returns/ha were Rs.40,300/- with an MCBR (Marginal Cost Benefit Ratio) of 5.

Objective

To evaluate the effect of Polysulphate on growth and yield parameters of Banana

Trial Details

Trial station

Village: Tandalwadi, Taluka: Raver, District: Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Crop

Banana

Product

Standard Polysulphate

Assessments

Stem Girth • Number of Leaves • Number of Hands/bunches • Number of Fruits/hands • Average Bunch Weight • Yield

Treatments

• Farmer Practice: 508N: 461P: 570K: 22S
(Urea 750Kg + MOP 750Kg + SSP 250Kg + 18:46:0 – 750Kg + 19:19:19 – 63Kg + MAP 63Kg + MKP 50Kg + NOP 63Kg + SOP 125Kg) /ha

• ICL Practice: 508N: 461P: 616K: 68S: 41 CaO: 14MgO
(Urea 750Kg + MOP 750Kg + SSP 250Kg + 18:46:0 – 750Kg + 19:19:19 – 63Kg + MAP 63Kg + MKP 50Kg + NOP 63Kg + SOP 125Kg) + Polysulphate 250Kg) /ha

Treatments

• Farmer Practice: 508N: 461P: 570K: 22S
(Urea 750Kg + MOP 750Kg + SSP 250Kg + 18:46:0 – 750Kg + 19:19:19 – 63Kg + MAP 63Kg + MKP 50Kg + NOP 63Kg + SOP 125Kg) /ha

• ICL Practice: 508N: 461P: 616K: 68S: 41 CaO: 14MgO
(Urea 750Kg + MOP 750Kg + SSP 250Kg + 18:46:0 – 750Kg + 19:19:19 – 63Kg + MAP 63Kg + MKP 50Kg + NOP 63Kg + SOP 125Kg) + Polysulphate 250Kg) /ha

Results

Increase of 5% observed in yield of Banana during trials at Raver, Maharashtra

Increase of 5% observed in yield of Banana during trials at Raver, Maharashtra

 

The data on growth parameters reveals that stem girth (FP-30.6″, ICL- 34″) and number of leaves (FP-13, ICL- 14) which was 11% and 9% higher than the Farmer Practice. There was no significant differentiation in number of hands and fruits/hand. The average bunch weight was 27.32Kg and 26.08Kg in ICL and Farmers Practice respectively. The yield/ha was 68.3 Mt/ha in ICL Practice and 65.2 Mt/ha in Farmer Practice. The additional returns/ha were Rs.40,300/- with an MCBR of 5

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