Articles
EFFECTS OF CROP MANAGEMENT FACTORS ON POMEGRANATE CULTIVATION IN WEST BENGAL
Article number
940_20
Pages
163 – 170
Language
English
Abstract
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is one of the favorite table fruits in the world for its nutritional and medicinal properties.
There are many untapped areas in India like the laterite zone of West Bengal and its adjoining states where pomegranate cultivation is explored for its commercial feasibility.
Results from crop regulation by pruning showed that November pruning was the best to obtain highest yield of quality marketable fruits.
Study of diverse nutrient management options found farmyard manure was better than vermicompost and improved responses to inorganic fertilizers, resulting better plant growth, highest yield with quality fruits which was associated with the foliar N/K ratio of 1.1. The fruits from organic sources of nutrients showed maximum storage life with less W.L. To harness the beneficial effect of bio-regulators, the results indicated that 3 sprays of NAA at 20-25 ppm were the best in all respects of productivity and quality.
For colour development, pre-harvest spraying of fruits with KH2PO4 at 1 g/L induced attractive reddish colour both in skin and aril.
The second most important was by newspaper wrapping of fruits.
There are many untapped areas in India like the laterite zone of West Bengal and its adjoining states where pomegranate cultivation is explored for its commercial feasibility.
Results from crop regulation by pruning showed that November pruning was the best to obtain highest yield of quality marketable fruits.
Study of diverse nutrient management options found farmyard manure was better than vermicompost and improved responses to inorganic fertilizers, resulting better plant growth, highest yield with quality fruits which was associated with the foliar N/K ratio of 1.1. The fruits from organic sources of nutrients showed maximum storage life with less W.L. To harness the beneficial effect of bio-regulators, the results indicated that 3 sprays of NAA at 20-25 ppm were the best in all respects of productivity and quality.
For colour development, pre-harvest spraying of fruits with KH2PO4 at 1 g/L induced attractive reddish colour both in skin and aril.
The second most important was by newspaper wrapping of fruits.
Authors
S.N. Ghosh, B. Bera, S. Roy, A. Kundu, A. Bhattacharyya
Keywords
fruit maturity, storage, production, fruit quality
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