Author(s): RS Wankhade, YD Charjan, RK Patil, HH Dikey and GV Karale

Abstract: The present investigation was carried out during the year 2022 - 2023 at Agriculture Research Station, Achalpur under Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, (M.S.), India to evaluate the effect of biostimulant on growth, yield and quality of banana crop. The experiment consisted of sixteen different drenching and spraying treatments were repeated two times in RBD. The result indicated that, among the various treatments, banana responded significantly to application of biostimulants (AMINOGROW ACTIVE and SiLife). The growth and yield parameters of banana were conspicuously higher with application of biostimulants (AMINOGROW ACTIVE and SiLife) as compared to control. The treatment T₁₆ ( S₃– 3 liter/acre AMINOGROW ACTIVE drenching application at 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5^th month + F₃- 500 ml/100 liter of SiLife as a spraying in 1, 2 and 3^rd month after planting) was recorded significantly highest number of fruits per bunch (151.00), fruit weight (165.20 g), length of fruit (20.90 cm), girth of fruits (12.50 cm), bunch weight (25.75 kg) and yield (114.41 t ha^-1) which was at par with T₁₂, T₁₄ and T₁₅. Hence treatment T₁₂ (S₂ – 2 liter/acre AMINOGROW ACTIVE drenching application at 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5^th month after planting + F₃- 500 ml/100 liter of SiLife as a spraying in 1, 2 and 3^rd month after planting) found best.

DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i2i.651