Effect of nutrients and organic substances on growth and quality attributes of apple (Malus × domestica) cv. Anna insemi-arid region of Haryana

MOHAN LAL  JAT; G S  RANA; JITENDRA SINGH  SHIVRAN; R K  JAT; RAJESH  MOR; SANTOSH  KUMARI; GAGAN  MEHTA; ANKIT  GAVRI

doi:10.56093/ijas.v94i1.141746

Authors

MOHAN LAL JAT Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana 125 001, India
G S RANA Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana 125 001, India
JITENDRA SINGH SHIVRAN Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
R K JAT Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan
RAJESH MOR Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, Haryana
SANTOSH KUMARI haudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana 125 001, India
GAGAN MEHTA Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, Haryana
ANKIT GAVRI Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana 125 001, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i1.141746

Keywords:

Anna apple, Cow urine, Growth, Humic acid, Quality, Yield

Abstract

An experiment was conducted during 2020–21 and 2021–22 at Horticulture farm of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana to study the effect of different plant nutrients and organic substances on growth, flowering, quality and yield attributes of the apple (Malus × domestica Borkh) cultivar Anna. The experiment consists of 19 treatments laid out in a randomized block design. Among the various treatments used, T₁₂ (2.0% nitrogen plus 15% cow urine) was found superior for the growth characteristics of plants, viz. plant height (2.87 m) and plant spread (3.02 m). However, the number of days taken for flowering (70.83), fruit set (19.72 %), fruit weight (177.68 g), fruit diameter (6.40 cm), yield (11.25 kg/plant), TSS (11.45 °Brix), acidity (0.51%), total sugars (10.01%), total phenol (70.72 mg GAE/g), total anthocyanin (19.11 mg/100 g) and total carbohydrate (155.55 mg/g) content were significantly influenced by treatment T₆ (400 ppm Boron + 4% Humic acid) during both the years.

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