Effect of Type of Planting Materials and Germinating Media on Growth and Yield of Suru Sugarcane under Coastal Zone of Maharashtra
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Abstract
The present investigation was conducted during 2013-14 at the Agronomy Farm, College of Agriculture, Dapoli. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design (FRBD) replicated thrice. Factor A comprised two types of planting materials viz., single bud setts (BS) and scooped bud chips (BC) and factor B comprised of seven types of germinating media viz : B1 - Soil alone (Sa), B2 - Cocopeat alone (Ca), B3 - Cocopeat 50% + Vermicompost 50% by weight (CV), B4 – B3 + PSB (CV+P), B5 – B3 + Acetobacter (CV+Ac) , B6 – B3 + Trichoderma viride (CV+T), B7 – B3 + PSB + Acetobacter + Trichoderma viride (CV+Al), T15 - An additional treatment of conventional in-situ planting of three budded setts, in addition to combinations of these treatments was taken. Result revealed no significant difference between different planting materials. Use of Cocopeat + Vermicompost + Acetobacter [B5 (BS+CV+Ac)] and Cocopeat + Vermicompost + PSB [B4 (BS+CV+P)] as a germinating media recorded significantly maximum number of shoots, number of leaves, height of plant and dry matter as compared to rest of the germinating media during all the growth stages of plant and it was remained at par with each other. The treatment B5 recorded significantly maximum number of millable canes per unit area, cane yield and was found significantly superior over rest of the treatments except treatment B4.
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