Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University during, 2016-17 to study the impact of biochar derived from tender coconut husk on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters, total dry matter production, yield and fruit quality of banana. The experiment was laid out in randomly block design replicated thrice with eleven treatments using Nendran as the test variety of banana. The results revealed that the application of biochar @ 10 kg plant-1 coupled with 75% STBR (Soil Test Based fertilizer Recommendation) enhanced the physical properties of the soil by imparting 57.11% increase in the water holding capacity (WHC), 35.32% increase in porosity, 7.31% decrease in the bulk density (BD) and 55.9% enhancement in soil dehydrogenase activity. Plant biometric characters like plant height at 2, 4, 6 and 8 months after planting (MAP), number of leaves per plant at 2 and 6 MAP, pseudo stem girth at 4 and 8 MAP, total dry matter production (12742.15 kg ha-1), weight of bunch (9.34 kg), number of hands per bunch (5.25), number of fingers per bunch (46.16), length (22.83 cm) and girth (12.73 cm) of the index finger were highest recorded with same treatment. Simultaneously, fruit quality parameters like TSS (34 0 B), ascorbic acid content (2.18 mg 100 g-1) and shelf life (9.66 days) of fruits were found to be superior with application of biochar @ 10 kg plant-1 coupled with 75% (NPK + secondary & micronutrients as per STBR) treatment.
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Claim · model-written summary
Biochar plus 75% STBR increased soil water holding capacity by 57.11%.
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- bananat0
- Treatment
- biochar @ 10 kg plant-1 coupled with 75% STBRe0
- Outcome
- water holding capacity (WHC)e0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 57.11%e0
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e0“application of biochar @ 10 kg plant-1 coupled with 75% STBR (Soil Test Based fertilizer Recommendation) enhanced the physical properties of the soil by imparting 57.11% increase in the water holding capacity (WHC)”
t0“yield of banana”
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The treatment increased soil porosity by 35.32%.
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e0“35.32% increase in porosity”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment decreased soil bulk density by 7.31%.
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e0“7.31% decrease in the bulk density (BD)”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment increased soil dehydrogenase activity by 55.9%.
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- bananat0
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- biochart0
- Outcome
- soil dehydrogenase activitye0
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- enhancemente0
- Value
- 55.9%e0
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e0“55.9% enhancement in soil dehydrogenase activity”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave the highest banana plant height, leaf counts and pseudostem girth at reported months.
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- bananat0
- Treatment
- biochart0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Qualifier
- 2, 4, 6 and 8 months after planting (MAP)e0
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e0“Plant biometric characters like plant height at 2, 4, 6 and 8 months after planting (MAP), number of leaves per plant at 2 and 6 MAP, pseudo stem girth at 4 and 8 MAP”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave maximum total dry matter of 12742.15 kg ha-1.
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e0“total dry matter production (12742.15 kg ha-1)”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave bunch weight of 9.34 kg.
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e0“weight of bunch (9.34 kg)”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave 5.25 hands per bunch.
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e0“number of hands per bunch (5.25)”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave 46.16 fingers per bunch.
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e0“number of fingers per bunch (46.16)”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave index finger length of 22.83 cm.
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e0“length (22.83 cm) and girth (12.73 cm) of the index finger”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave index finger girth of 12.73 cm.
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e0“length (22.83 cm) and girth (12.73 cm) of the index finger”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave superior banana fruit TSS of 34 0 B.
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e0“TSS (34 0 B)”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave fruit ascorbic acid of 2.18 mg 100 g-1.
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e0“ascorbic acid content (2.18 mg 100 g-1)”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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The treatment gave fruit shelf life of 9.66 days.
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e0“shelf life (9.66 days)”
t0“biochar on soil physical and biological properties, growth characters and yield of banana”
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