Effect of Post Shooting Spray and Covering Material on Banana Bunch on its Yield Attributes and yield

Abstract

The experiment was carried out during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 at the Horticultural Research Farm, Department of Horticulture, B. A. College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand to study the “Effect of post shooting spray and covering material on bunch for yield, yield attributes of banana (Musa paradisiaca L.) cv. Grand Naine”. The experiment comprises of involving six levels of post shooting sprays namely; control, humic acid 2 %, 2, 4-D 30 mg/l, gibberellic acid (GA3) 100 mg/l, CPPU 4 mg/l and sulphate of potash (SOP) 2 % with two levels of bunch covering material viz., non- woven material bag and blue colour polyethylene sleeve (6 % perforated) bag covering. Experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (Factorial) with three repetitions. Post shooting sprays were given twice i.e. 1st spray after complete opening of inflorescence and 2nd spray after 30 days of first spray with covering the bunch immediately after second spray. The results of present investigation banana bunches sprayed GA3 100 mg/l with non-woven material bag covering was recorded significantly maximum bunch length, length of finger, girth of finger, weight of bunch and fruit yield.