EFFECT OF FOLIAR SPRAY OF MICRONUTRIENT ON GROWTH PARAMETER OF BANANA

T. BALAJI¹*, K. MANIKANDAN², M. RAJESH³, M. VENGATESWARI^4
1ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramanathapuram, 623536, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramanathapuram, 623536, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
³ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramanathapuram, 623536, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
⁴ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramanathapuram, 623536, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : alwartbalaji@gmail.com

Received : 27-10-2023     Accepted : 28-11-2023     Published : 30-11-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 11       Pages : 12772 - 12773
Int J Agr Sci 15.11 (2023):12772-12773

Keywords : Foliar nutrition, Micronutrients, Banana
Academic Editor : Seyyed Fazel Fazeli Kakhki
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ramanathapuram, 623536, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The experiment was conducted by Agricultural Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vellore district of Tamil Nadu to study the effect of foliar spray of micronutrients on growth and yield parameter of Banana. The investigation was carried out in simple Randomized Block Design with three replications and 12 treatments in the experimental field at Kavasampattu village, Vellore district. The Phosphorus was applied by basal. The Micronutrients viz., Zn(0.5%), Borax (0.1%), Fe (0.2%) and Cu (0.2%) were applied singly or in combination as foliar spray at 3, 5 and 7?? month after planting of suckers. Control plants were sprayed with water only. Observation on plant height, leaf number and flowering percentage were recorded at shooting. From the findings of the present investigation, the yield per hectare was significantly higher in high density population of plant height, number of leaves and flowering percentage with application of foliar spray of Zinc (0.5 %) and Boron (0.1%) followed by Boron (0.1 %) and Iron (0.2 %). It can be adopted for higher yield of banana

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