Performance of Banana cv. GRAND NAINA under Nitrogen and Potassium Fertigation

Field experiment was conducted at Banana Research Station, Jalgaon (M.S.) to find out the amount of N and K2O which can be fed through drip irrigation for banana and the effect of fertigation on soil properties, nutrient uptake and yield of banana cv. GRAND NAINE. Application of 75 % recommended dose of N and K₂O through drip at weekly interval in 44 splits up to 300 days and recommended dose of P₂O₅ by soil placement at the time of planting, found beneficial in terms of banana yield and monetary returns, indicating 25 % saving in N and K fertilizers due to use of fertigation technique. Uptake of nutrients was increased in the fertigation treatments as compared to the conventional method of fertilizer application.