1Department of Post Harvest Technology, ASPEE College of Horticulture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450 (Gujarat)
2Natural Resource Management, ASPEE College of Horticulture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450 (Gujarat)
Department of Fruit Science, ASPEE College of Horticulture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari - 396 450 (Gujarat)
*E-mail: avnish.hort2010@gmail.com
Online Published on 25 July, 2025.
The experiment was laid out in completely randomized design (CRD) with two factors, i.e., post-shooting organic spray and bunch cover. The factor organic spray (O) consists of levels, O1: No Spray, O2: 2 %Panchagavya, O3: 4 %Panchagavya, O4: 2 % Jeevamrut and O5: 4 % Jeevamrut. The factor bunch cover (B) consists of levels, B1: No cover, B2: Bunch covering with non-woven cloth of white colour and B3: Bunch covering with blue LDPE. The organic spraying was carried out 15 days after full bunch emergence and bunches were covered with non-woven cloth and blue LDPE bag 15 days after spraying. Among different treatments of organic spray, 4 % Panchagavya (O3) produced maximum yield attributes, viz., bunch weight (28.74 kg), weight of third hand (2.66 kg), finger length (22.32 cm), finger girth (12.68cm), finger weight (138.59 g) and fruit yield (99.77 t/ha). This was at par with the treatment with 4 % Jeevamrut (O5). In case of bunch covers, the maximum average bunch weight (28.86 kg), weight of third hand (2.54 kg), finger length (22.02 cm), finger girth(12.44 cm), finger weight (136.94 g) and fruit yield (100.20 t/ha) were observed in treatment with blue LDPE.
Organic spray, Bunch cover, Banana, Yield
