Response of nutrient supplementation through INM on yield and quality parameters of pomegranate (Punica granatum)

SANTOSH KUMARI; SATPAL BALODA; RAJESH MOR; AKSHAY; SOURABH JAKHAR; M L JAT; SONU KUMAR; JAIPAL

doi:10.56093/ijas.v93i10.140007

Authors

SANTOSH KUMARI College of Horticulture, Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, Haryana 132 001, India
SATPAL BALODA College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana
RAJESH MOR College of Horticulture, Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, Haryana 132 001, India
AKSHAY College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana
SOURABH JAKHAR ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
M L JAT College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana
SONU KUMAR College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana
JAIPAL College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v93i10.140007

Keywords:

Biofertilizers, Biochemical parameters, Fruits, Organic treatments, Pomegranate, RDF

Abstract

A study was carried out during 2020–21 and 2021–22 at the research farm of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana to investigate efficacy of different fertilizers on yield, yield attributing characters and biochemical parameter on pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Bhagwa. Different doses of RDF 50%, 75%, 100% FYM, biofertilizers were evaluated against control by following randomized complete block design, 22 treatments with 3 replications. The results revealed that yield parameters, viz. fruit weight (260.83 g), aril weight (168.00 g), rind weight (92.83g), rind thickness (3.63 mm), fruit length (6.64 cm) and fruit diameter width (4.82 cm), number of fruits per tree (105.61), yield (27.55 kg/tree), fruit firmness (28.76 lb/inch²), fruit cracking (26.17%), fruit set (42.30%), fruit retention (76.19%), fruit drop (23.81%); and biochemical parameters, viz. juice content (35.23%), TSS (14.15 °Brix), acidity (0.82%) and TSS acid ratio (17.37), total sugar (12.06%), reducing sugar (9.86%), non- reducing sugar (2.31%), sugar: acid ratio (41.00) ascorbic acid (16.79 mg/100 g) and anthocyanin content (4.94 mg/100 g) were significantly affected by different organic amendments and biofertilizers treatment against control. Treatment T₂₁-100% RDF + FYM + Azotobacter + PSB proved most effective in enhancing yield attributing characters and biochemical parameters of pomegranate. This treatment gave best result by increasing the nutritional status of the plant through the beneficial effects of different fertilizers.

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