Effect of integrated use of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients on nectarine crop cv. <em>Silver king</em> under temperate condition

Abstract

An experiment was conducted during 2012-2013 to assess the effect of different treatments of organic and inorganic fertilizers on soil properties, fruit quality and yield in Nectarine cv. ‘Silver King’. Different organic and inorganic sources of nutrients significantly increased the soil nutrient status in soil. The organic carbon significantly increased by T5, T4, T6, T2, T7, T3, T2 than to T1 treatment. The total soluble solids were highest in T5 followed by T4, T3, T6, T7, T2 and lowest in T1. The fruit yield significantly increased by 1.17, 1.13, 1.11, 1.08, 1.03 and 1.02 times for the T5, T4, T3, T2, T6 and T7 compared with the treatment T1. It is concluded that T5-50%NPK+25%FYM+25%VC are more effective for fruit yield and improving the nectarine production in temperate areas. However, treatment T5 is more effective than T4 and T3. Among combination of organic and inorganic fertiliser is more effective than alone nutrient resources.