Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and establishment of banana cv Rasthali

The present investigation on the effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and establishment of Banana cv Rasthali was carried out at central horticultural field, SHIATS, Allahabad, UP from October 2014 to April 2015. In the treatments recommended doses of fertilizer, farmyard manure, vermicompost and Azotobacter were used in different proportions. The vegetative growth parameters viz plant height (cm), plant girth (cm), number of leaves per plant, number of suckers per plant, sucker height (cm) and number of leaves per sucker were influenced significantly due to different treatments. Out of the treatments used 75 per cent recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) + 25 per cent vermicompost was the best treatment combination that resulted in maximum plant height (116.30 cm), plant girth (37.43 cm), number of leaves per plant (13.00), number of suckers per plant (6.93), sucker height (27.17 cm) and number of leaves per sucker (9.50).