Impact of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) on flowering characteristics of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.)

Abstract

A study entitled Impact of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) on flowering characteristics of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) was carried out at the "Green shade Net house" located in the Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda (U.P.), during the academic years of 2022-23 and 2023-24. Eleven treatments using various combinations of N, P, K, nano urea, bio-fertilizers, and organic manures were tested in a randomized block Design with three replicates According to the findings of this study, application of treatment T4 [75% N (Nano Urea) + 75% PK (Basal) + 250 Kg VC + AZO + PSB] proved to be a most effective treatment to flowering characteristics of strawberry i.e., Days to first flower (days) [23.04(2022-23), 22.03 (2023-24) and 22.54 (pooled)], Number of flowers per plant [23.04(2022-23), 22.03 (2023-24) and 22.54 (pooled)], Number of fruits per plant [16.16 (2022-23), 16.25 (2023-24) and 16.21 (pooled)] Percentage of fruit set per plant [70.12% (2022-23), 73.76% (2023-24) and 71.94% (pooled)], Days to first fruit harvest [57.97 (2022-23), 53.68 (2023-24) and 55.83 (pooled)] Duration of harvesting (days) [65.12 (2022-23), 67.07 (2023-24) and 66.10 (pooled)] days.