INFLUENCE OF RAW AND TREATED COFFEE PULP EFFLUENT IRRIGATION AND MICROBIAL CULTURE ON FRUIT QUALITY AND YIELD OF BANANA (Musa paradisiaca L.)

BASAVALINGAIAH¹, S. BHASKAR², S. YOGESH G.³*, A. SRINIVASAMURTHY C.⁴, G. JANARDHAN⁵, H.C. GIRISHA^6
1Extension Education Unit, Madikeri 571 201, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga, 577204, Karnataka, India
²ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, Delhi, India
³ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chamarajanagar, 571127, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
⁴Central Agricultural University, Imphal, 795004, Manipur, India
⁵College of Horticulture, Mysuru, 571130, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, 587104, Karnataka, India
⁶Department of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Agriculture, Hassan, 571114, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : yogissac@gmail.com

Received : 03-08-2019     Accepted : 26-08-2019     Published : 30-08-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 8       Pages : 1691 - 1693
Int J Microbiol Res 11.8 (2019):1691-1693

Keywords : Coffee Pulp, Effluent Irrigation, Microbial Culture, Fruit Quality
Academic Editor : Dr Vijaya Lakshmi V, Dr Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Dr Simerpreet Kaur, Dr R. P. S. Shaktawat
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India. Authors are also thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mudigere, ZAHRS- Mudigere.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

To study the effect of coffee pulp effluent irrigation and microbial culture on yield and yield attributing characters of banana, a field investigation was carried out during 2006 and 2007 at Kollibylu, Mudigere, Chikmagalur District. Alternate irrigation with lime treated coffee pulp effluent and fresh water with microbial culture recorded maximum bunch yield and pulp to peel ratio (75.1t ha-1 and 3.16, respectively) which was on par with alternate irrigation with lime treated coffee pulp effluent and fresh water without microbial culture (71.0 t ha-1 and 3.07, respectively) followed by fresh water irrigation (70.7 t ha-1and 3.05, respectively), 1:1 ratio irrigation with lime treated coffee pulp effluent and fresh water with microbial culture (70.5 t ha-1 and 3.03, respectively) and 1:1 ratio irrigation with lime treated coffee pulp effluent and fresh water without microbial culture (70.1 t ha-1 and 2.97, respectively). The lowest bunch yield and pulp to peel ratio was recorded in raw coffee pulp effluent irrigation without microbial culture (38.6 t ha-1 and 2.46, respectively) which was significantly inferior to all the other treatments.

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