Indian Journal of Agricultural Research

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Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 52 issue 3 (june 2018) : 290-294

Effect of intergrated nutrient management on acidlime [Citrus aurantifolia. Swingle (L.)] 

M. Prabhu, S. Parthiban, A. Ramesh Kumar, B. Usha Rani, A. Vijayasamundeeswari
1Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam-625 604, Tamil Nadu, India.
Cite article:- Prabhu M., Parthiban S., Kumar Ramesh A., Rani Usha B., Vijayasamundeeswari A. (2018). Effect of intergrated nutrient management on acidlime [Citrus aurantifolia. Swingle (L.)]. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 52(3): 290-294. doi: 10.18805/IJARe.A-4978.
The nutritional need of acid lime is unique and differs from other fruit crops as it has continuous flowering and heavy fruiting habit. An experiment was conducted with the key objective of studying the effect of integrated nutrient management system on yield and quality of acid lime, variety PKM 1. In this study,  application of 100 per cent recommended dose of fertilizers (600:200:300 g NPK plant-1 year-1 )+ Azospirillum (100g plant-1) + phosphobacteria (100g plant-1) + Arbuscular Mycorrizhal Fungi (500g plant-1) + Trichoderma harzianum (100g plant-1) has showed a superior performance regarding yield, yield attributing components and quality attributes of acidlime. 
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