Effect of post shooting bunch sprays and bunch covers on yield of banana cv. Grand Naine

Abstract

The present study entitled “Effect of post shooting bunch sprays and bunch covers on yield of banana cv. Grand Naine” was carried at ICAR- AICRP on Fruits, Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, Belagavi district, Karnataka during the year 2019-2020. The experiment was laid out in Split-plot design with two main treatments and six sub treatments. Among the different treatments tested, the bunch spray with 2 per cent sulphate of potash and 0.5 per cent of Arka banana special mixture along with bunch covering (B2S6) significantly improved bunch weight (22.15 kg), bunch length (98.10 cm), bunch width (50.80 cm) and finger characteristics like weight (163.06 g), length, girth (15.69 cm), peel (36.91 g), pulp weight (127.16 g) and peel to pulp ratio (3.44) followed by bunch spray with 2 per cent sulphate of potash and 0.5 per cent of Arka banana special mixture without bunch covering (B1S6) over control.