1Department of Natural Resource Management, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam, India
2Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tiruchirapalli, India
3Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
*Corresponding author: kmsellamuthu@tnau.ac.in (ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2192-8030)
Online Published on 08 September, 2022.
Customized fertilizers are ready to apply multinutrient fertilizers to meet the specific nutritional requirement of a crop. Customized fertilizer with major nutrients alone and with micronutrients were prepared and evaluated on the growth, yield and quality of bitter gourd. Two field experiments were conducted at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu, India. The results revealed that application of 100% CFII (T7) found to record the highest the vine length, primary branches/ vine, number of fruits/vine, fruit length, fruit yield per plant and fruit yield. Quality parameters of the fruits also revealed that ascorbic acid, TSS, Fe and Zn content were significantly higher in the treatment receiving application of 100% CFII with micronutrients. The results indicated that customized fertilizers with major and micronutrients through fertigation results in better growth, fruit yield and quality in bitter gourd.
Application of 100% CFII (T7) found to record the highest the vine length, primary branches/vine, number of fruits/vine, fruit length, fruit yield per plant and fruit yield.
Quality parameters of the fruits were significantly higher in the treatment receiving application of 100% CFII with micronutrients.
Bitter gourd, Customized fertilizers, Yield, Quality
