Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Quality Attributes of Guava (psidium Guajava L.)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) is recognized as a pivotal approach to improving nutrient accessibility for plants, which consequently influences crop quality.Hence, a study was conducted at the Horticulture Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, during the 2021-2022 agricultural season and the primary, objective was to standardize nutrient management practices impacting the quality attributes of guava.The investigation, titled "Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) on Quality Attributes of Guava," evaluated thirteen treatments, each replicated three times.Among the treatments, T 11 , which comprised 100% Recommended Dose of Fertilizers (RDF: 600:300:300 g NPK), supplemented with 10 kg of Vermicompost (VC), 10 kg of Farm Yard Manure (FYM), and microbial inoculants including 10 g of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB), 10 g of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (VAM), and 10 g of Azospirillum, exhibited superior results.This treatment significantly enhanced fruit quality attributes, yielding a Total Soluble Solids (TSS) of 11.39(° Brix), ascorbic acid content of 205.20 (mg/100g pulp), acidity of 0.18(%), total sugars of 7.7(%), reducing sugars of 4.30(%), and non-reducing sugars of 3.43(%).The findings underscore that the application of INM strategies can greatly improve the quality of guava fruits.
Source: PLANT ARCHIVES
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409303293