Abstract
Aims: Banana is one of the most important and globally popular table purpose fruit. This plant requires good nutrition management with respect to macro and all micronutrients combining both the organic and inorganic sources. Out of different micronutrients, zinc plays a vital role in normal growth of banana plants starting from young stage. With the view, the present experiment was carried out to study the effect of zinc nutrition on early growth of banana plants (cv. Grand Naine). Study Design: The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with seven treatments and three replications. Place and Duration of Study: Present study has been carried out at Horticultural Farm, Department of Horticulture and Postharvest Technology, Institute of Agricuture, Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, West Bengal in the year 2022. Methodology: In the present experiment, treatments comprised of different levels of zinc nutrition using zinc sulphate ZnSO4 (@ 0.25% and 0.5%) which were applied on different days (15, 30, and 45 DAP). The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three replications and seven treatments (ZnSO4 @ 0.25% applied at 15 and 30 DAP, ZnSO4 @ 0.5% applied at 15 and 30 DAP, ZnSO4 @ 0.25% applied at 30 and 45 DAP, ZnSO4 @ 0.5% applied at 30 and 45 DAP, ZnSO4 @ 0.25% applied at 15 and 45 DAP, ZnSO4 @ 0.5% applied at 15 and 45 DAP and control or no zinc sulphate application). The neutralization of zinc sulphate solution was done by adding required amount of lime. Results: It was observed that the foliar application of zinc significantly influenced plant growth. Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAP recorded maximum in plant height (54.23 cm), pseudostem girth (26.82 mm), number of leaves (9.86), leaf length (36.73 cm), lamina length (29.85 cm), petiole length (5.18 cm) and leaf breadth (15.77). On the other hand, foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAP increased the root length (42.33 cm), shoot fresh weight (177.64 g), shoot dry weight (56.39 g), and fresh root weight (26.15 g) and dry root weight (2.85 g). The maximum number of roots (25.46) was recorded on the foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% applied at 30 and 45 DAP. Conclusion: Application of zinc on banana plants shows better growth than the control and the application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5%applied at 15 and 30 DAP was observed with both moderate shoot and root growth.
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Foliar application of zinc significantly influenced banana plant growth (direction not stated).
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e0“the foliar application of zinc significantly influenced plant growth”
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Banana plant height was maximum (54.23 cm) with foliar ZnSO4 at 0.25% applied at 15 and 45 DAP.
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- Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAPe0
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- plant heighte0
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- maximume0
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- 54.23 cme0
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t0“Banana”
e0“Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAP recorded maximum in plant height (54.23 cm)”
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Banana pseudostem girth was maximum (26.82 mm) with foliar ZnSO4 at 0.25% applied at 15 and 45 DAP.
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- Bananat0
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- Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAPe0
- Outcome
- pseudostem girthe1
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- maximume0
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- 26.82 mme1
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e0“Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAP recorded maximum”
e1“pseudostem girth (26.82 mm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Banana number of leaves was maximum (9.86) with foliar ZnSO4 at 0.25% applied at 15 and 45 DAP.
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- Treatment
- Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAPe0
- Outcome
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- Value
- 9.86e1
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t0“Banana”
e0“Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAP recorded maximum”
e1“number of leaves (9.86)”
Claim · model-written summary
Banana leaf length was maximum (36.73 cm) with foliar ZnSO4 at 0.25% applied at 15 and 45 DAP.
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- Bananat0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAPe0
- Outcome
- leaf lengthe1
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 36.73 cme1
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t0“Banana”
e0“Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAP recorded maximum”
e1“leaf length (36.73 cm)”
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Banana lamina length was maximum (29.85 cm) with foliar ZnSO4 at 0.25% applied at 15 and 45 DAP.
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- Bananat0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAPe0
- Outcome
- lamina lengthe1
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 29.85 cme1
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t0“Banana”
e0“Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAP recorded maximum”
e1“lamina length (29.85 cm)”
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Banana petiole length was maximum (5.18 cm) with foliar ZnSO4 at 0.25% applied at 15 and 45 DAP.
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- Bananat0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAPe0
- Outcome
- petiole lengthe1
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 5.18 cme1
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t0“Banana”
e0“Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAP recorded maximum”
e1“petiole length (5.18 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Banana leaf breadth was maximum (15.77) with foliar ZnSO4 at 0.25% applied at 15 and 45 DAP.
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- Bananat0
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- Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAPe0
- Outcome
- leaf breadthe1
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- maximume0
- Value
- 15.77e1
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t0“Banana”
e0“Foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.25% at 15 and 45 DAP recorded maximum”
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Foliar ZnSO4 at 0.5% applied at 15 and 30 DAP increased banana root length (42.33 cm).
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- Bananat0
- Treatment
- foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAPe0
- Outcome
- root lengthe1
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 42.33 cme1
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t0“Banana”
e0“foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAP increased”
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Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ZnSO4 at 0.5% applied at 15 and 30 DAP increased banana shoot fresh weight (177.64 g).
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- Bananat0
- Treatment
- foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAPe0
- Outcome
- shoot fresh weighte1
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 177.64 ge1
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t0“Banana”
e0“foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAP increased”
e1“shoot fresh weight (177.64 g)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ZnSO4 at 0.5% applied at 15 and 30 DAP increased banana shoot dry weight (56.39 g).
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- Bananat0
- Treatment
- foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAPe0
- Outcome
- shoot dry weighte1
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- increasede0
- Value
- 56.39 ge1
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t0“Banana”
e0“foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAP increased”
e1“shoot dry weight (56.39 g)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ZnSO4 at 0.5% applied at 15 and 30 DAP increased banana fresh root weight (26.15 g).
- Taxon
- Bananat0
- Treatment
- foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAPe0
- Outcome
- fresh root weighte1
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- increasede0
- Value
- 26.15 ge1
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t0“Banana”
e0“foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAP increased”
e1“fresh root weight (26.15 g)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ZnSO4 at 0.5% applied at 15 and 30 DAP increased banana dry root weight (2.85 g).
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- Bananat0
- Treatment
- foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAPe0
- Outcome
- dry root weighte1
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 2.85 ge1
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t0“Banana”
e0“foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 15 and 30 DAP increased”
e1“dry root weight (2.85 g)”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum number of banana roots (25.46) was recorded with foliar ZnSO4 at 0.5% applied at 30 and 45 DAP.
- Taxon
- Bananat0
- Treatment
- foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% applied at 30 and 45 DAPe0
- Outcome
- number of rootse0
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- maximume0
- Value
- 25.46e0
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t0“Banana”
e0“The maximum number of roots (25.46) was recorded on the foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% applied at 30 and 45 DAP”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc application on banana plants gave better growth than the control.
Verbatim
e0“Application of zinc on banana plants shows better growth than the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ZnSO4 at 0.5% applied at 15 and 30 DAP gave moderate shoot and root growth in banana.
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- Bananat0
- Treatment
- ZnSO4 @ 0.5%applied at 15 and 30 DAPe0
- Outcome
- moderate shoot and root growthe0
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- moderatee0
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t0“Banana”
e0“ZnSO4 @ 0.5%applied at 15 and 30 DAP was observed with both moderate shoot and root growth”
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