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Village: Satod, Taluka: Yaval, District: Jalgaon, Maharashtra 2020
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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. 57,300/- with an MCBR of 7.2
Objective
To evaluate the effect of Polysulphate on growth and yield parameters of Banana
Trial Details
Trial station
Village: Satod, Taluka: Yaval, 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: 448N: 321P: 682K: 22S
(12:32:16 – 500Kg + Urea 750Kg + MOP 750Kg + SSP 250Kg + 19:19:19 – 63Kg + MAP 125Kg + MKP 63Kg + NOP 125Kg + SOP 125Kg) /ha
• ICL Practice: 448N: 321P: 728K: 68S: 41CaO + 14 MgO
(12:32:16 – 500Kg + Urea 750Kg + MOP 750Kg + SSP 250Kg + 19:19:19 – 63Kg + MAP 125Kg + MKP 63Kg + NOP 125Kg + SOP 125 Kg + Polysulphate 250Kg) /ha
Treatments
• Farmer Practice: 448N: 321P: 682K: 22S
(12:32:16 – 500Kg + Urea 750Kg + MOP 750Kg + SSP 250Kg + 19:19:19 – 63Kg + MAP 125Kg + MKP 63Kg + NOP 125Kg + SOP 125Kg) /ha
• ICL Practice: 448N: 321P: 728K: 68S: 41CaO + 14 MgO
(12:32:16 – 500Kg + Urea 750Kg + MOP 750Kg + SSP 250Kg + 19:19:19 – 63Kg + MAP 125Kg + MKP 63Kg + NOP 125Kg + SOP 125 Kg + Polysulphate 250Kg) /ha
Results
Increase of 14% observed in yield of Bananas during trials at Yaval, Maharashtra
The data on growth parameters reveals that Stem Girth (FP-27″, ICL- 32.2″) and number of leaves (FP-14, ICL- 15) which was 19% and 11% higher than the Farmer Practice. The average number of hands were 8 in ICL Practice and 7 in Farmer Practice. Whereas the average number of fruits per hand were 16.4 in ICL Practice and 14.8 in Farmer Practice. The average bunch weight was 28.2Kg and 24.8Kg in ICL and Farmers Practice respectively. The yield/ha was 77.55 Mt/ha in ICL Practice and 68 Mt/ha in Farmer Practice. The additional returns/ha were Rs. 57,300/- with an MCBR of 7.2
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