Response of novel organic liquid fertilizer with micronutrient application on quality of banana cv. Grand Nain

A field experiment was conducted to find out the effect of quality of banana cv. Grand Nain. The foliar application of 1% novel organic liquid fertilizer increased quality parameters like, fruit firmness (4.10 kg/cm²), TSS (21.07 ⁰Brix), non-reducing sugar (9.84 %), total sugar (17.09 %) and minimum acidity (0.166 %). While, foliar application of 2% novel organic liquid fertilizer recorded maximum reducing sugar (7.29%) and shelf life (11.75 days). In case of micronutrient, foliar application of 1.5% Combi – F, Grade – IV micronutrient produced favorable effect on fruit quality in terms of fruit firmness (4.10 kg/ cm²), TSS (21.26 ⁰Brix), shelf life (11.96 days) and minimum acidity (0.166%). The maximum reducing sugar (7.41%), non-reducing sugar (9.86%) and total sugar (17.27%) were reported in 2% Combi – F, Grade – IV micronutrient.