Effect of integrated organic nutrient management on fruit yield and quality of strawberry cv Senga Sengana

The present research was conducted in the departmental field of Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K to study the effect of various organic nutrient combinations on growth, yield and quality of strawberry cv Senga Sengana. The experiment comprised of five organic nutrient treatments with different combinations of FYM, Azotobacter, PSB, mustard oil cake, poultry manure, wood ash, Azospirillum including the recommended doses of N, P and K through chemical fertilizer as control. Treatment combination of poultry manure + Azotobacter + wood ash + phosphorus solubilizing bacteria + mustard oil cake significantly improved growth, yield and quality of strawberry. Observations recorded on different growth parameters depicted that maximum plant height (23.39 cm), plant spread (24.21 cm) and runners/plant (13.03) were in treatment poultry manure + Azotobacter + wood ash + phosphorus solubilizing bacteria + mustard oil cake along with maximum yield (238.95 g/plant) and different physical characters of fruits in respect of length (3.95 cm), diameter (3.11 cm), volume (20.39 cm³), weight (11.11 g) and chemical characters viz total sugars (7.95%), total soluble solids (9.01^oB), acidity (0.857%) and TSS/acidity ratio (11.12).