Abstract
To determine the response of banana to boron (B) fertilization, two field experiments (main and a confirmatory trial) were conducted during 2018 and 2019 seasons in B deficient soils (Typic Rhodustalf) of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, India. The treatments consisted of soil and foliar application of boron replicated thrice in a randomized block design using banana cv. Nendran as the test crop. The results of field experiments revealed that banana plants responded well to soil and foliar application of B compared to control (recommended NPK alone). Among the treatments, soil application of 10 g borax plant−1 each at 3rd, 5th and 7th month after planting (MAP) in combination with recommended NPK in B deficient soils increased the availability of B in soil, its uptake by plants and also B fractions in soils than the rest of the treatments which ultimately resulted in an increase in pseudostem height, pseudostem girth, leaf area index, chlorophyll, and dry matter production. Similarly, soil application of boron enhanced finger length, finger girth, individual finger weight, and bunch weight of banana and the cumulative effect of these yield attributes favorably increased the fruit yield of banana (33.85 t/ha), which was 25% higher than control. Banana fruit quality traits, namely, total soluble solids, total sugar, ascorbic acid, and starch content, were also favorably influenced by B application. Thus, the results clearly indicated that soil applied B recorded comparatively higher banana yield than foliar application and control.
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Soil borax application increased soil boron availability and soil boron fractions compared with other treatments.
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e0“soil application of 10 g borax plant−1 each at 3rd, 5th and 7th month after planting (MAP) in combination with recommended NPK in B deficient soils increased the availability of B in soil, its uptake by plants and also B fractions in soils than the rest of the treatments”
t0“Banana”
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Soil borax application increased boron uptake by banana plants relative to other treatments.
Verbatim
e0“soil application of 10 g borax plant−1 each at 3rd, 5th and 7th month after planting (MAP) in combination with recommended NPK in B deficient soils increased the availability of B in soil, its uptake by plants and also B fractions in soils than the rest of the treatments”
t0“Banana”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil borax application increased banana pseudostem height, girth and leaf area index.
Verbatim
e0“soil application of 10 g borax plant−1 each at 3rd, 5th and 7th month after planting (MAP)”
e1“increase in pseudostem height, pseudostem girth, leaf area index, chlorophyll, and dry matter production”
e2“than the rest of the treatments”
t0“Banana”
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Soil borax application increased banana chlorophyll and dry matter production.
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e0“soil application of 10 g borax plant−1 each at 3rd, 5th and 7th month after planting (MAP)”
e1“increase in pseudostem height, pseudostem girth, leaf area index, chlorophyll, and dry matter production”
e2“than the rest of the treatments”
t0“Banana”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil boron application enhanced banana finger length, girth and individual weight.
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e0“soil application of boron enhanced finger length, finger girth, individual finger weight, and bunch weight of banana”
e1“compared to control (recommended NPK alone)”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil boron application enhanced banana bunch weight.
Verbatim
e0“soil application of boron enhanced finger length, finger girth, individual finger weight, and bunch weight of banana”
e1“compared to control (recommended NPK alone)”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil boron application increased banana fruit yield to 33.85 t/ha, 25% higher than control.
Verbatim
e0“soil application of boron enhanced finger length, finger girth, individual finger weight, and bunch weight of banana and the cumulative effect of these yield attributes favorably increased the fruit yield of banana (33.85 t/ha), which was 25% higher than control”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron application favorably influenced banana total soluble solids, total sugar and ascorbic acid.
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- Bananae0
- Treatment
- B applicatione0
- Outcome
- total soluble solids, total sugar, ascorbic acide0
- Comparator
- control (recommended NPK alone)e1
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Verbatim
e0“Banana fruit quality traits, namely, total soluble solids, total sugar, ascorbic acid, and starch content, were also favorably influenced by B application”
e1“compared to control (recommended NPK alone)”
Claim · model-written summary
Boron application favorably influenced banana starch content.
- Taxon
- Bananae0
- Treatment
- B applicatione0
- Outcome
- starch contente0
- Comparator
- control (recommended NPK alone)e1
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Banana fruit quality traits, namely, total soluble solids, total sugar, ascorbic acid, and starch content, were also favorably influenced by B application”
e1“compared to control (recommended NPK alone)”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil-applied boron gave higher banana yield than foliar application and control.
Verbatim
e0“soil applied B recorded comparatively higher banana yield than foliar application and control”
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