EFFECT OF NUTRIENT LEVELS, SPACING AND PLANTING DENSITY ON LEAF NUTRIENTS STATUS IN BANANA CV. RAJAPURI

Bananas are an important food crop in terms of gross value after paddy, wheat and milk products.In India, banana is the second most important commercial fruit crop next to mango.It is known as a wholesome fruit, as it provides a more balanced diet than any other fruit.The experiment was conducted at Main Horticultural Research and Extension Centre, University of horticultural sciences bagalkot, Karnataka, India to study the effect of nutrient levels, spacing and plant density on the leaf nutrient status of banana cv.Rajapuri during 2020-23.It was laid out in a Split-split plot design with three replications and eighteen treatments.The results revealed that the effect of different nutrient levels, spacing and planting density showed statistically significant differences among treatments.Higher nitrogen content in leaf (2.51 %), higher phosphorus content in leaf (0.23 %) and higher potassium content in leaf (3.18 %) was recorded with application of 100 per cent RDF through fertigation (F 1 ).Spacing and plant density and their interaction did not influence the nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.