The Journal of Research ANGRAU
Contents of 41(1) 2013 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
Contents of 41(1) 2013 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
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EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF NPK NUTRIENTS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CHILLI<br />
Table 2. Pooled analysis data for yield components <strong>of</strong> chilli as influenced by foliar spray<br />
Treatments<br />
Fruit<br />
Length<br />
(cm)<br />
Fruit<br />
Girth<br />
(cm)<br />
Fresh pod<br />
yield (kg<br />
ha -1 )<br />
Dry pod<br />
yield (kg<br />
ha -1 )<br />
Recovery<br />
(%)<br />
T 1 -19:19:19 NPK @ 2.5 g l -1 7.3 0.9 8380 2650 31.6<br />
T 2 -19:19:19 NPK @ 5.0 g l -1 7.4 1.0 8380 2800 32.8<br />
T 3 -19:19:19 NPK @ 7.5 g l -1 7.6 1.0 8870 2910 33.4<br />
T 4 -19:19:19 NPK @ 10.0 g l -1 7.4 1.0 8330 2850 33.5<br />
T 5 -19:19:19 NPK @ 2.5 g l -1 +<br />
KNO 3 @5 g l -1 7.2 1.0 7970 2670 34.2<br />
T 6 -19:19:19 NPK @ 5g/l + KNO 3<br />
@ 5 g l -1 7.5 1.0 8590 2730 31.8<br />
T 7 -19:19:19 NPK @ 7.5 g/l +<br />
KNO 3 @ 5 g l -1 7.6 1.0 9820 3320 33.8<br />
T 8 -19:19:19NPK @ 10 g/l +<br />
KNO 3 @ 5 g l -1 7.5 1.0 8490 2720 32.0<br />
T 9 -KNO 3 @ 5 g l -1 from one<br />
month after transplanting<br />
T 10 -KNO 3 @ 5 g l -1 at the time <strong>of</strong><br />
flowering<br />
7.5 0.9 8070 2730 33.8<br />
7.5 1.0 8310 2690 32.3<br />
T 11 -Control 7.1 0.9 6450 2240 34.7<br />
CD @ 5% 0.3 NS 1444 480 NS<br />
SEm ± 0.1 0.02 489 160 0.82<br />
application <strong>of</strong> 19:19:19 NPK and KNO 3.<br />
sprays <strong>of</strong> 19:19:19 NPK @ 7.5g l -1 + KNO 3<br />
@ 5g l -1<br />
scheduled at monthly intervals starting from one<br />
month after transplanting (Table 2). <strong>The</strong>se results<br />
were supported by Lovatt (2005), who reported that<br />
foliar spray <strong>of</strong> 1% either 19:19:19 or KNO 3<br />
at 45, 60<br />
and 75 days after planting increased the crop yield<br />
by about 10% over unsprayed control. <strong>The</strong>se results<br />
are in line with those <strong>of</strong> Patil and Biradar (2001), who<br />
applied NPK 19:19:19 as foliar application and found<br />
significant effect on fruit weight <strong>of</strong> chilli. Singh et al.<br />
(2002) reported that gross and marketable yield <strong>of</strong><br />
Onion was highest with basal application <strong>of</strong> NPK and<br />
foliar application <strong>of</strong> 1% KNO 3<br />
at 30, 45 and 60 days<br />
after transplanting.<br />
Foliar application <strong>of</strong> 19:19:19 NPK@7.5 g l -1<br />
+ KNO 3<br />
@ 5g l -1 resulted significantly longer fruits<br />
(7.6 cm) (Table 2). Similarly, Baloch (2008) reported<br />
significant increase in fruit length by foliar application<br />
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