Influence of organic manures on growth, yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) under naturally ventilated polyhouse

Abstract

The study was carried out to investigate the influence of organic manures on vegetative growth, yield and yield attributing traits of strawberry during 2019-20. Among the treatments tested, application of Vermicompost + Jeevamruth @ 500 ml per pot + Beejamruth seedling treatment recorded maximum vegetative growth characteristics viz.,(plant height 28.85 cm, number of trifoliate leaves/ plants 27.51, leaf area 106.78 cm 2, plant spread 30.42 cm N-S and 30.04 cm E-W, number of crowns/ plants 4.65, number of runners/ plant 6.21 and plant dry weight 36.87 g).Yield and yield attributes (berry length 4.31 cm, berry diameter 3.48 cm, berry weight 18.41 g, number of berries/ plant 19.05 and yield/ plant 350.79 g).However, maximum vegetative growth, yield and yield attributing traits of strawberry cv. “Winter dawn” was recorded in treatment with the application of Vermicompost + Jeevamruth @ 500 ml per pot + Beejamruth seedling treatment.