Enhancing yield and quality of ney poovan banana through bunch feeding with nutrients and growth regulators

Ney Poovan, a banana variety renowned for its distinct taste and nutritional value, often suffers from yield and quality limitations due to poor nutrient management. This study aimed to overcome this issue by investigating the influence of bunch-feeding treatments with nutrients and growth regulators on the yield and quality of Ney Poovan. The specific objectives were to study the effects of bunch feeding on yield and to evaluate its impact on fruit quality. A field experiment was conducted at the Grapes Research Station, Royappanpatti, Theni, in a randomized block design with 10 treatments. These included growth regulators, nutrients, their combinations and a control. The biometric and quality parameters showed that treatment T? performed significantly better than the control. This treatment significantly improved key parameters, including higher bunch weight (12.65 kg), finger length (10.81 cm), yield (28.69 t/ha), total soluble solids (23.94 ?Brix) and reduced titratable acidity (0.22%), while also enhancing shelf life (7.51 days), pulp-to-peel ratio (7.01), TSS (23.94 ?Brix) and ascorbic acid content (3.46 mg/100 g). Enhanced fruit development due to T9 treatment underscores its potential as an effective bunch-feeding strategy. These findings highlight the potential of Treatment T9 as a sustainable strategy for enhancing banana production.