Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management and Plant Growth Regulators on Growth Attributes of Fig (Ficus carica L.) under Semi-Arid Conditions in Rajasthan

The present investigation entitled “Effect of integrated nutrient management and plant growth regulators on growth attributes of fig (Ficus carica L.) under semi-arid conditions in Rajasthan was conducted on five-year old fig plants grown in sandy loam soils. While studies on fig are limited, this experiment was conducted to assess the response of the fig cultivar 'Black Ischia' to various organic and inorganic nutrient sources, as well as plant growth regulators, through thirty-two treatments replicated three times. During the investigation, the result revealed that the fig plant was studied for the growth parameters viz., shoot length, shoot girth, number of fruiting branches, spread of plant, leaf area and total chlorophyll content was recorded significantly maximum under treatment 50 % RDF + 50 % VC which was over rest of the treatments. However, the treatment 50 % RDF + 50 % PM and 50 % RDF + 50 % FYM was found statistically at par with it. Similarly, the shoot length, shoot girth, number of fruiting branches per plant, the spread of the plant, leaf area and total chlorophyll content were recorded significantly maximum under treatment 50 % GA3 + 50 % NAA over the rest of the treatments, including control.