Horticultural Studies (HortiS) 2001, Vol 18, Num, 4     (Pages: 145-153)

THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF POULTRY AND FARMYARD MANURE ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY IN DWARF CAVENDISH BANANA CLONE

Hamide GÜBBÜK 1 , Mustafa PEKMEZCİ 2 , Nafiye ADAK 3

Viewed : 1452 - Downloaded : 638 In this research, the effects of different poultry and farmyard manure applications, on the yield and some quality features of Dwarf Cavendish banana clone were investigated. The poultry manure 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 kg; 15 and 20 kg per plant the farmyard manure were used. The experimental results showed that using more than 8 kg poultry manure per plant was found to have negative effect on yield and other features. There were not any significant differences among the examined features in farmyard manure applications. While 6 kg poultry manure/plant application had much more positive effect on number of hand fingers and bunch weight, 8 kg poultry manure/plant application gave higher finger number, diameter and length when compared the other treatment. As a result, it was determined that 6 kg/plant poultry manure and 15 kg/plant farmyard manure levels along with chemical fertilizer gave the best results in terms of yield and other quality features in Dwarf Cavendish banana clone. Keywords :