EFFECT OF BIO-FERTILIZER AND IBA ON CHLOROPHYLL INDEX AND NUMBER OF LEAVES IN AIR LAYERED GUAVA PLANT

A. KASHYAP¹*, R. LEKHI², P. JATAV³, K. RAGHUWANSHI⁴, A. DANGI⁵, R.P.S. GURJAR^6
1Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
²Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
³Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁵Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁶Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, ITM University, Gwalior, 475001, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : kashyaparjun232@gmail.com

Received : 30-12-2019     Accepted : 12-01-2019     Published : 15-01-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 1       Pages : 7710 - 7712
Int J Agr Sci 11.1 (2019):7710-7712

Keywords : Air Layered plant, IBA, Bio-fertilizer, Chlorophyll Index, Guava
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The guava considered to be one of the most exquisite and nutritionally valuable remunerative crops. Total six number of bio-fertilizer combinations (B0-Control, B1-Azotobacter+PSB+Potash Solubilizing Bacteria, B2- Azotobacter+ PSB+ Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria, B3- Azotobacter + Potash Solubilizing Bacteria+ Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria, B4- PSB+ Potash Solubilizing Bacteria+ Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria, B5- Azotobacter + PSB + Potash Solubilizing Bacteria+ Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria ) and three doses of IBA (I0- Control (no application) I1- 1000PPM, I2- 2000PPM) were tested under the experiment. The results revealed that the combination of B5I2 (Azotobacter + PSB + Potash Solubilizing Bacteria + Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria and 2000 ppm IBA dose produced maximum number of leaves per plant at 120 DAT and maximum chlorophyll index in air layered guava plants.

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