Response of Nutrients and Mulches on Qualitative Attributes of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Chandler

Abstract

To assess the significance of mulching and nutrients on the performances of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) with respect to the qualitative character's during 2019–20, a field experiment was carried out at the Horticulture Research Farm-1 of the Department of Horticulture, School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya-Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow. The experiment was laid out in RBD having three replications. The result revealed significantly highest Tss (11.28)0Brix, Total Sugar (8.98%), Reducing Sugar (6.41%), Non Reducing Sugar (2.57%), Acidity (0.31%) and Ascorbic Acid (41.90 mg/100g) in treatment T14 (Black polythene + Vermicompost 50% + NPK 50%) followed by the treatment T13 (Black polythene + FYM 50% + NPK 50%). Treatment T1 (the control), on the other hand, performed poorly in terms of all qualitative character’s. In light of the results, it can be said that using Black polythene with Vermicompost 50% + NPK 50% in strawberry increases all qualitative attributing characters, while Black polythene with FYM 50% + NPK 50% produced the second-best results.