Abstract
Field experiments was conducted on clay loam soil in western Maharashtra for three consecutive years (2007–2010) to study the response of drip-fertigation on growth, yield, quality and economics of banana cv. Grand Naine. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with nine treatments replicated three times. The experiment comprised of 100, 80 and 60 per cent water soluble fertilizers applied through drip in two schedules and results were compared with three control treatments. The study indicated the beneficial effects of drip irrigation in terms of 23 per cent increase in yield and 45.3 per cent water saving whereas drip with fertigation resulted into 24 to 46% increase in banana yield with equal amount of water saving as compared to conventional method. The results revealed that drip fertigation significantly increased growth, yield contributing and quality characters as compared to conventional fertilizers. Fertigation as per the growth stages proved superior as compared to uniform splits for all the characters including yield. The 100 per cent recommended dose of fertilizer through drip as per crop growth stages showed 46.22 per cent increase in yield (83.62 t/ha). However, it was on par with 80% fertigation treatments (79 t/ha). The banana fruit yield obtained under 60% fertigation (68 t/ha) produced 19% more yield as compared to conventional fertilizer application through soil (57.4 t/ha) indicating 40% fertilizer saving due to fertigation. Maximum water use efficiency (69.5 kg/ha-mm) was obtained in treatment where 100% water soluble fertilizers were applied through drip as per crop growth stages.
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Claim · model-written summary
Drip irrigation increased banana yield by 23 per cent.
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e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e1“The study indicated the beneficial effects of drip irrigation in terms of 23 per cent increase in yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Drip irrigation saved 45.3 per cent water.
- Taxon
- bananae0
- Treatment
- drip irrigatione1
- Outcome
- water savinge2
- Direction
- increaseinferrede2
- Value
- 45.3 per cente2
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e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e1“The study indicated the beneficial effects of drip irrigation in terms of 23 per cent increase in yield”
e2“45.3 per cent water saving”
Claim · model-written summary
Drip fertigation increased banana yield by 24 to 46% with an equal water saving compared with the conventional method.
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e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e3“drip with fertigation resulted into 24 to 46% increase in banana yield”
e4“as compared to conventional method”
Claim · model-written summary
Drip fertigation significantly increased growth, yield-contributing and quality characters compared with conventional fertilizers.
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e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e5“drip fertigation significantly increased growth, yield contributing and quality characters as compared to conventional fertilizers”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertigation as per the growth stages was superior to uniform splits for all characters including yield.
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e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e6“Fertigation as per the growth stages proved superior as compared to uniform splits for all the characters including yield”
Claim · model-written summary
The 100 per cent recommended dose through drip per crop growth stage increased banana yield by 46.22 per cent (83.62 t/ha) compared with three control treatments.
Verbatim
e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e1“The 100 per cent recommended dose of fertilizer through drip as per crop growth stages showed 46.22 per cent increase in yield (83.62 t/ha)”
e2“results were compared with three control treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
The 100 per cent recommended dose through drip per crop growth stage gave banana yield on par with 80% fertigation (79 t/ha).
Verbatim
e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e1“The 100 per cent recommended dose of fertilizer through drip as per crop growth stages showed 46.22 per cent increase in yield (83.62 t/ha)”
e2“it was on par with 80% fertigation treatments (79 t/ha)”
Claim · model-written summary
Banana yield under 60% fertigation (68 t/ha) was 19% higher than under conventional soil fertilizer application (57.4 t/ha).
Verbatim
e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e1“The banana fruit yield obtained under 60% fertigation (68 t/ha) produced 19% more yield as compared to conventional fertilizer application through soil (57.4 t/ha)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertigation indicated a 40% fertilizer saving compared with conventional soil fertilizer application.
Verbatim
e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e1“The banana fruit yield obtained under 60% fertigation (68 t/ha) produced 19% more yield as compared to conventional fertilizer application through soil (57.4 t/ha)”
e2“indicating 40% fertilizer saving due to fertigation”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest banana water use efficiency (69.5 kg/ha-mm) was obtained with 100% water soluble fertilizers applied through drip per crop growth stage.
- Taxon
- bananae0
- Treatment
- 100% water soluble fertilizers were applied through drip as per crop growth stagese1
- Outcome
- water use efficiencye1
- Direction
- Maximume1
- Value
- 69.5 kg/ha-mme1
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Verbatim
e0“banana cv. Grand Naine”
e1“Maximum water use efficiency (69.5 kg/ha-mm) was obtained in treatment where 100% water soluble fertilizers were applied through drip as per crop growth stages”
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