EFFECT OF NITROGEN AND POTASSIUM ON GROWTH MORPHOLOGY OF PLANTAIN CV. NENDRAN (AAB) UNDER TERAI REGION OF WEST BENGAL

S.K. MAHATO¹*, S. GURUNG², B. CHHETRI³, C.P. SURESH^4
1Regional Research Station (Hill Zone), Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Kalimpong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734301
²Regional Research Station (Hill Zone), Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Kalimpong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734301
³Regional Research Station (Hill Zone), Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Kalimpong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, 734301
⁴Faculty of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Chandmari, 794 002, Tura, Meghalaya
* Corresponding Author : mahatosureshrrs@gmail.com

Received : 03-08-2015     Accepted : 21-10-2015     Published : 21-11-2015
Volume : 7     Issue : 10       Pages : 707 - 713
Int J Agr Sci 7.10 (2015):707-713

Keywords : Plantain, Nendran, NPK, Growth
Academic Editor : R. K. Gothwal, R. M. Pawar, V. R. Narkhedkar, Yogendra Kumar Meena, Uadal Singh, Sukhbir Singh, Ravnang Pratik, Sumitha. S
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared

A field study was conducted to evaluate the performance of Nendran in the Terai Zone of West Bengal, at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari during September 2008. Amongst ten different treatment combinations of inorganic fertilizers were soil applied in split doses except phosphorus to evaluate their effects on the growth patternof Nendran. Data of the experiments revealed that fertilizer application rates significantly affected the growth of Nendran. Growth rate of Nendran gradually increased up to the shooting stage and the rate decreased afterwards. Moreover, positive effect of N with K has been observed on plant growth and maturity.The highest growth values of Nendran were obtained from treatment representing T6. Generally, it could be concluded that the treatment of T6seems to be the promising treatment which produced the highest vegetative growth at the foot of Himalayas.