EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PLANTING METHODS AND HIGH-DENSITY PLANTING ON VEGETATIVE CHARACTERISTICS IN BANANA CV. WILLIAMS.

M., Tharanika; V., Kantharaju; Jalawadi, Suhasini; Naik, Ramachandra; Vijaymahantesh

Banana is fourth important food crop in terms of gross value after paddy, wheat and milk products. In India, banana is the second most important commercial fruit crop next to mango. It is known as wholesome fruit, as it provides a more balanced diet than any other fruits. The experiment was conducted at ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits, Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi to study effect of different planting methods on vegetative characteristic of banana cv. Williams during 2021-22. It was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications and eight treatments. The results revealed that the effect of different planting methods shows statistically significant different among treatments. The maximum pseudostem girth (71.83 cm), the number of functional leaves (16.27), leaf area (18.71 m2) and the number of suckers (7.97) was recorded in wider spacing T4 (Single row - 2.4×1.8 m) at shooting stage. With respect to highest pseudostem height (1.93 m) was achieved in the treatment closer spacing T1 (Single row - 1.5×1.5 m).

INDIA; BANANA growing; PLANTING; FOOD crops; PLANT growth

Plant Archives (09725210), 2024, Vol 24, Issue 2, p1993

0972-5210

Academic Journal

10.51470/PLANTARCHIVES.2024.v24.no.2.287