EFFECT OF FYM, B AND Zn ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] CV. SUGAR BABY
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EFFECT OF FYM, B AND Zn ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF WATERMELON [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] CV. SUGAR BABY
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PATEL, CHIRAGKUMAR R.
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PATEL, N.L.
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dna, vegetables, topping, diseases, aba, physical control, planting, tca, plant extracts, livestock
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The present investigation entitled “Effect of FYM, B and Zn on growth, yield and quality of watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] cv. Sugar Baby” was conducted at two locations, Kharoli and Dolvan on the watermelon growing farmer’s fields in summer of the year 2006. The experiment comprised eighteen treatment combinations laid out in randomized block design with factorial concept. The treatments included basal application of two levels of organic matter (O0 and O1 @ 0 and 3kg FYM per plant, respectively), three levels of borax (B0, B1 and B2 @ 0, 2 and 4g borax per plant, respectively) and three levels of zinc sulphate (Zn0, Zn1 and Zn2 @ 0, 5 and 10g zinc sulphate per plant, respectively). The treatments were replicated thrice. The effect of these treatments and their interactions on different parameters of growth, yield, quality, nutritional status of leaves and soil and physiological disorders of fruits were studied. Results revealed that the plants which received basal dose of 3kg FYM, 4g borax or 5g zinc sulphate per plant in association with RDF (150:50:50 NPK kg/ha) initiated the female flower early, recorded lower sex ratio, produced higher number of leaves and leaf area at the stage of first female flower initiation. The leaves accumulated higher concentration of nitrogen, iron and manganese due to the application of FYM. The application of 4g borax per plant resulted in higher concentration of nitrogen and boron in leaves while the concentration of nitrogen and zinc increased considerably due to 5g zinc sulphate per plant. Number of primary branches per vine and length of main axis were also increased due to 3kg FYM, 4g borax or 5g zinc sulphate per plant. The plants under these treatments produced heavier fruits which resulted in higher yield of fruits per vine. The treatment of FYM, borax and zinc sulphate also reduced the percentage of fruit cracking and fruit deformation. The physical fruit quality parameters in terms of fruit girth, length, diameter, pulp:skin ratio and edible portion of fruit were also found superior due to application of FYM, borax and zinc sulphate. These treatments also improved quality in respect of total and reducing sugars, TSS and ascorbic acid in the fruits which scored higher organoleptic rating. The number of seeds was increased due to these treatments while the weight of 100 seeds remained unchanged. The boron and zinc concentration in fruit rind was also found to be increased due to the application of borax and zinc sulphate. The fertility of experimental field was also improved where the addition of FYM resulted in higher availability of nitrogen, phosphorus, potash, boron and zinc in soil after harvest while higher availability of boron and zinc in soil after harvest was observed due to the treatment of borax and zinc sulphate per plant, respectively. From the economics point of view, addition of FYM 15 t/ha (O1), borax 20 kg/ha (B2) and zinc sulphate 25 kg/ha (Zn1) resulted in higher net income and cost:benefit ratio. |
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Date |
2016-03-09T08:57:54Z
2016-03-09T08:57:54Z 2008-05 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/64962
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en
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application/pdf
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Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari
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