Abstract
The aim of the experiment was to study the effect of foliar application of micronutrient mixture on quality attributing parameters of banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran. A field experiment was carried out at Regional Agricultural Research Station farm, Nileswar during the year 2015-16 employing randomized Block design having thirteen treatments replicated thrice such that four plants were maintained in each replication. Micro-nutrient mixture was foliar sprayed at 2nd, 4th and 6th month after planting. The quality attributing parameters of fruit in terms of titrable acidity, total soluble solids, pulp to peel ratio, reducing, non-reducing, total sugars, sugar / acid ratio, TSS / acid ratio and per cent loss in weight during ripening and keeping quality of the fruits at ambient condition were significantly improved with the foliar application of micronutrient mixture mostly at 1, 2 and 3 per cent mixture in three sprays. Lesser acidity indicates better quality and the lowest titrable acidity was recorded in T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) whereas control T13 recorded the maximum acidity content of fruits. The highest TSS content (30.0 °brix) was found in T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) whereas T12 (4% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) recorded highest pulp to peel ratio of 3.70. The highest total sugar content (21.3%) and reducing sugar content (19.0%) was recorded with T10 (2% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) and the highest non-reducing sugar content was recorded in T5 (1% micronutrient mixture as 2 sprays) whereas T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) recorded the lowest non-reducing sugar content. Highest sugar / acid ratio and keeping quality of the fruits at ambient condition were found in T10 (2% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays). T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) was found to have highest TSS / acid ratio and minimum loss in weight of fruits during ripening.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Micronutrient sprays significantly improved banana fruit quality traits.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Material
- Nendrant0
- Treatment
- foliar application of micronutrient mixturee0
- Outcome
- quality attributing parameters of fruite0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Qualifier
- mostly at 1, 2 and 3 per cent mixture in three sprayse0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The quality attributing parameters of fruit in terms of titrable acidity, total soluble solids, pulp to peel ratio, reducing, non-reducing, total sugars, sugar / acid ratio, TSS / acid ratio and per cent loss in weight during ripening and keeping quality of the fruits at ambient condition were significantly improved with the foliar application of micronutrient mixture mostly at 1, 2 and 3 per cent mixture in three sprays.”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T11 had the lowest titrable acidity, whereas control T13 had the maximum.
Verbatim
e0“lowest titrable acidity was recorded in T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) whereas control T13 recorded the maximum acidity content of fruits”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T11 produced the highest fruit TSS content, 30.0 °brix.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- TSS contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 30.0 °brixe0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“highest TSS content (30.0 °brix) was found in T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays)”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T12 produced the highest pulp to peel ratio, 3.70.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 4% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- pulp to peel ratioe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 3.70e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“T12 (4% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) recorded highest pulp to peel ratio of 3.70”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T10 produced the highest total sugar content, 21.3%.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 2% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- total sugar contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 21.3%e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“highest total sugar content (21.3%) and reducing sugar content (19.0%) was recorded with T10 (2% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays)”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T10 produced the highest reducing sugar content, 19.0%.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 2% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- reducing sugar contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 19.0%e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“highest total sugar content (21.3%) and reducing sugar content (19.0%) was recorded with T10 (2% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays)”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T5 gave the highest non-reducing sugar content.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 1% micronutrient mixture as 2 sprayse0
- Outcome
- non-reducing sugar contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“highest non-reducing sugar content was recorded in T5 (1% micronutrient mixture as 2 sprays)”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T11 gave the lowest non-reducing sugar content.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- non-reducing sugar contente0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) recorded the lowest non-reducing sugar content”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T10 gave the highest sugar to acid ratio and ambient keeping quality.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 2% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- sugar / acid ratio and keeping qualitye0
- Direction
- Higheste0
- Setting
- ambient conditione0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Highest sugar / acid ratio and keeping quality of the fruits at ambient condition were found in T10 (2% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays)”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T11 gave the highest TSS to acid ratio.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- TSS / acid ratioe0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) was found to have highest TSS / acid ratio and minimum loss in weight of fruits during ripening”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
Claim · model-written summary
T11 gave minimum fruit weight loss during ripening.
- Taxon
- bananat0
- Treatment
- 3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprayse0
- Outcome
- loss in weight of fruits during ripeninge0
- Direction
- minimume0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“T11 (3% micronutrient mixture as 3 sprays) was found to have highest TSS / acid ratio and minimum loss in weight of fruits during ripening”
t0“banana (Musa AAB) cv. Nendran”
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