Impact of media and fertilizer levels on growth and quality parameters of Betel vine (Piper betle L.)

In 2021–2022 and 2022–2023, a field experiment was carried out at the Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, to investigate the response of Betel vine (Piper betle L.) to media and fertilizers under shed net conditions. Split plot design was used to set up the experiment, with eighteen treatment combinations that were replicated twice and thirty plants in each treatment combination. The main plot included the six media i.e. M1 -Soil, M2-Soil + FYM (1:1), M3-Soil + Vermicompost (1:1), M4-Soil + Poultry manure (1:1), M5-FYM + Poultry manure (2:1) and M6-Vermicompost + Poultry manure (2:1) and sub plot contained three fertilizers i.e. F1-112.5:75:22.5 N:P2O5:K2O kg/ha, F2-150:100:30 N:P2O5:K2O kg/ha (RDF), F3-187.5:125:37.5 N:P2O5:K2O kg/ha. The growth parameters i.e. fresh weight of vine, dry weight of vine and crop growth rate and the quality parameters i.e. shelf life. Were recorded at 180 DAP. The result revealed that the combined application of soil + Vermicompost (1:1) + 187.5:125:37.5 N:P2O5:K2O kg/ha i.e. M3F3 significantly performed better for highest fresh weight of vine and dry weight of vine. Whereas the minimum fresh and dry weight of vine found in M1F1 i.e. Soil +112:5:75:22.5 N:P2O5:K2O kg/ha. Crop growth rate and shelf life found non-significant at 180 DAP.