Vol. 8, Issue 2 (2020)
Integrated nutrient management on growth, flowering, yield and yield attributes of hybrid bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) VNR 22
Author(s): Dudhat MA, Patel KD, Sakariya SG and Gamit UC
Abstract: The present investigation was conducted at Fruit Research Station, Lal baugh. College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh during summer 2018 to find out the effect of inorganic and organic along with biofertilizers on growth, flowering, yield and yield attributes of bitter gourd. Experimental factors included N: P: K three levels (100, 75, 50 % RDF) alone or in integration with FYM or FYM + biofertilizers. The results clearly indicated plants treated with 100 % RDF of NPK + FYM 5 t/ha + Bio fertilizers 4 kg/ha (Azotobacter and phosphate solubilizing bacteria) had a beneficial effect on bitter gourd. The maximum vine length (284.44 cm), number of branches per plant (12.32), minimum days to first male (39.67 days) as well as female flower appearance (42.13 days), average node number of first female flower anthesis (24.47th node) and narrow sex ratio (3.09). the same treatment recorded maximum number of fruits per plant (20.63), fruit length (14.87 cm), fruit girth (50.82 mm), fruit weight (83.71 g), fruit yield per plant (1.72 kg), fruit yield per plot (15.20 kg), total fruit yield (5.65 t/ha) and minimum number of seeds per fruit (7.67). Application of 100 per cent NPK integrated with FYM and biofertilizers turned to be the best treatment for increasing growth, flowering, yield and yield attributes of bitter gourd.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2t.8944
Pages: 1297-1300 | 742 Views 279 Downloads
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Dudhat MA, Patel KD, Sakariya SG, Gamit UC. Integrated nutrient management on growth, flowering, yield and yield attributes of hybrid bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) VNR 22. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(2):1297-1300. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2t.8944