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AUTHOR(S): Rathod K. D., Patel M. J., Patel Α.J.
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TITLE Influence of Biofertilizers and Bioinoculants on Yield, Quality and Economics of Mallika Mango |
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ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to study the “Influence of biofertilizers and bioinoculants on yield, quality and economics of Mallika mango” during the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 at Horticultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India using completely randomized design with factorial concept with sixteen treatment combinations comprising two factors i.e., four biofertilizers viz., D1: Bio NPK Consortium (10 ml/tree), D2: VAM (10 g/tree), D3: Bio NPK Consortium (10 ml/tree) + VAM (10 g/tree) and D4: No biofertilizers which were given as drenching at pea stage and four bioinoculants viz., S1: Seaweed extract (0.2 %), S2: Novel organic liquid nutrient (2 %), S3: Jeevamrut (10 %) and S4: No bioinoculants which were sprayed in two frequencies at 2nd week of April and 1st week of May. Treatments were repeated thrice. Maximum fruit volume, number of fruits per panicle at marble and harvest stage, pulp weight, peel weight, pulp:peel stone ratio, yield, ascorbic acid, total sugar, reducing sugar as well as lower value of acidity during pooled analysis with drenching biofertilizers D3: Bio NPK Consortium (10 ml/tree) + VAM (10 g/tree). However, the biofertilizer treatments failed to influence any significant effect on stone weight. Foliar spray of Novel organic liquid nutrient 2 % (S2) gave higher yield and quality parameters viz., maximum fruit volume, number of fruits per panicle at harvest stage, number of fruits per tree, pulp weight, peel weight, pulp:peel stone ratio, yield, ascorbic acid, total sugar, reducing sugar as well as lower value of acidity during pooled analysis. However, the bioinoculants treatments showed non-significant effect on number of fruits per panicle at marble stage and stone weight of fruit. Combine application of biofertilizers and bioinoculants i.e., Bio NPK Consortium (10 ml/tree) + VAM (10 g/tree) with Novel organic liquid nutrient (2 %) found significant in case of number of fruits per panicle at harvest stage, yield, acidity, ascorbic acid, total sugar and reducing sugar. From the economic point of view, higher net realization and benefit cost ratio was obtained in combined application of biofertilizers and bioinoculants treatment D3S2. |
KEYWORDS Biofertilizers, bioinoculants, foliar spray, soil drenching, mango |
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Cite this paper Rathod K. D., Patel M. J., Patel Α.J. . (2022) Influence of Biofertilizers and Bioinoculants on Yield, Quality and Economics of Mallika Mango. International Journal of Agricultural Science, 7, 78-87 |
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