PLUG PRODUCTION AND EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT SOILLESS SYSTEMS AND SUBSTRATES FOR CULTIVATION OF STRAWBERRY (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) cv. ‘STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL’
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PLUG PRODUCTION AND EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT SOILLESS SYSTEMS AND SUBSTRATES FOR CULTIVATION OF STRAWBERRY (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) cv. ‘STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL’
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FRAIDOON
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MURTHY, B N S
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The investigation was carried out at the Division of Fruit Crops, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) Bangalore, India during 2010-11 on strawberry cv. ‘Strawberry Festival’ to find out the effect of explant and media on plug growth. The studies were extended to determine the suitable system and media for quality fruit production in soilless culture. The explant (first and second order nodes and runner tip) did not affect most of biometric characters of plug. However, the highest per cent establishment (89) was observed from first order node. Higher number of roots (12.33) and leaves (5.48), larger crown diameter (7.32 mm) and higher shoot and root fresh and dry weight were observed when plugs produced in coco peat + perlite (1:1, v/v). The results of soilless culture of strawberry indicated that plants performed best in Open-trough as compared to Lay-Flat-Bag and Verti- Gro systems. Maximum leaf area (2478.66 cm2), crown diameter (33.75 mm), highest shoot (60.97 g) and root (16.50g) fresh weight, highest shoot (21.10 g) and root (5.74 g) dry weight, highest fruit weight per plant (281.83 g) and marketable fruits (78.33 %) recorded in Open-trough. Further, highest number of leaves (37.16), leaf area (2199.82 cm2), larger crown diameter (30.50 mm), fruit weight per plant (209.92 g) and marketable fruits (61.91%) was recorded when plants were grown using 60% coco peat +40% perlite (v/v). Maximum leaf area (2002.64 cm2), crown diameter (31.00 mm), fruit weight per plant (194.60 g), marketable fruits (63.33) and highest TSS (10.51 °B) and lowest acidity (0.81 %) was observed in first tier as compared to lower section of the Verti-Gro system. |
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2016-12-08T10:42:58Z
2016-12-08T10:42:58Z 2011-10-24 |
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Thesis
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Th-10177
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/89751 |
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en
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application/pdf
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore
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