Impact of NPK on Quality and Yield of Floral Buds of Jasmine (Jasminum sambac L. Aiton) during Summer Season

Author: Subrat Kumar Senapati, Sashikala Beura, Ashish Kumar Gouda, Kaberi Maharana, Geeta Pandey, Siddharth Kumar Palai and Sunil Kumar Dash

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Abstract

The current study entitled “Impact of NPK on Quality and Yield of Floral Buds of Jasmine (Jasminum sambac L. Aiton) during Summer Season” was carried out at Educational Garden of Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, College of Agriculture, O.U.A.T., Bhubaneswar during last week of December 2021 to November 2022. Total of nineteen treatments with various combinations of N, P and K fertilizers (Kg/ha) were taken in this experiment which was fitted to RBD and replicated thrice. Out of all the treatments, treatment T13 ,which contains a fertilizer combination of N=100 kg/ha, P=120 kg/ha, and K=120 kg/ha was determined to be the most fruitful in resulting luxuriant floral bud characteristics i.e. minimum days taken for flower bud appearance (62.25 days), minimum days taken from first bud appearance to full flower bud development (10.83 days), highest bud diameter( 1.02 cm), bud length ( 3.47 cm), weight of fifty buds( 20.18 g), number of buds(102.75), yield of flower buds (55.28 q/ha). Therefore, it is advised that the jasmine crop in Odisha condition be fertilized with N=100 kg/ha, P=120 kg/ha, and K=120 kg/ha in order to achieve optimal development, ideal flowering buds, and yield qualities.

Keywords

NPK levels, Floral bud, Jasmine, diameter, Yield

Conclusion

Based on the results of the experiment, treatment T13 (N=100Kg/ha, P=120Kg/ha, K=120Kg/ha) applied twice in split doses as 50 Kg N/ha, 60Kg K/ha, 100 Kg P/ha in basal dose and rest 50 Kg N/ha, 60Kg K/ha in top dressing was proved to be more efficient in boosting various flowering bud attributes such as flower bud diameter, bud length, number of buds per bush, weight of fifty buds and yield of buds per hectare as well as early appearance of first flower bud and minimum days taken from flower bud appearance to full development of flower buds. Hence, it has been recommended that fertilizer dose of N=100Kg/ha, P=120Kg/ha, K=120Kg/ha in the form of urea, SSP and MOP produced luxuriant flower bud yield in Jasmine under Odisha condition and this recommendation will solve the long awaiting problems of fertilizer application in jasmine for high flower bud production in Odisha.

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Subrat Kumar Senapati, Sashikala Beura, Ashish Kumar Gouda, Kaberi Maharana, Geeta Pandey, Siddharth Kumar Palai and Sunil Kumar Dash (2023). Impact of NPK on Quality and Yield of Floral Buds of Jasmine (Jasminum sambac L. Aiton) during Summer Season. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(1): 743-746.