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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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