Effect of Drip Fertigation on Growth of Guava ( psidium Guajava  L.)

Harendra Kumar; U. Kotoky; A. Devee

Effect of Drip Fertigation on Growth of Guava (psidium Guajava L.)

Harendra Kumar ¹, U. Kotoky ², A. Devee ³

Affiliations
1 Rural Agriculture Extension, Khurud, Dhamtari C.G., India
2 Pomology Section, Assam Agricultural University, jorhat Assam, India
3 Agriculturer Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat Assam, India

The study was conducted in the experimental farm, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, during 2009-2010 to analyze the effect of drip fertigation on growth of guava (Psidium guajava L.). Experiment was laid out in Split - Split - Plot Design with three replications comprised of twenty four treatments thus total 24X3=72 plots each having 1 plant with the spacing of 6 m x 6 m. Study concluded that the growth parameters were significantly influenced by varieties, drip level and fertigation level. The increments in plant height (28.00cm), plant girth (3.34 cm) were observed in T17 (V2D2F1). The highest plant canopy (38.86 cm) was recorded in T5 (V1D2F1). Considering the positive effect on growth, T17 (V2D2F1) is considered to be the best, but from economic point of view T19 (V2D2F3) is preferable.