Effect of irrigation with sodic water with and without amendment onflowering, fruiting and yield attributing parameters of guava cv. Hisar Safeda
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https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v20i2.3110Keywords:
Amendments, flowering, guava, irrigation, sodic water, yieldAbstract
An investigation was carried out on one-year-old nursery plants of guava cv. Hisar Safeda, irrigated with different combinations of residual sodium carbonate (RSC) water and amendments (press mud and gypsum) to assess the effects of RSCiw on flowering, fruiting and yield traits and to evaluate the role of amendments in mitigating the effects of RSCiw , during 2021 to 2023. Ten different treatments including best available water (non-sodic water as control) and three RSC levels (2.5, 5.0, and 7.5 meq/L) with or without amendments were arranged in randomised block design with five replications. Results revealed that highest number of flowers/plant, fruit set, fruit retention and yield attributing parameters such as number of fruits/plant, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit width, and fruit volume were recorded when plants were irrigated with BAW. Different level of RSCiw (2.5, 5 and 7.5 meq/L) showed negative effects on flowering, fruiting except fruit drop, and yield attributing parameters; addition of gypsum and press mud with RSCiw showed positive effects on all parameters except fruit drop in comparison to alone RSCiw ; Notably, irrigation with RSC at 2.5 meq/L yielded comparable effects on flowering, fruiting and yield attributing parameters to non-sodic water irrigation (control/BAW), recommending it as a sustainable approach for guava cultivation. This research contributes valuable insights into sustainable horticultural practices, offering practical solutions for guava cultivation under challenging soil and water conditions in India.
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