GROWTH AND QUALITY ANALYSIS OF STRAWBERRY (FRAGARIAANANASSA) CV. CHANDLER IN TWO PRODUCTION SYSTEMShilpa Rana, V.M. Prasad, Anita Kerketta and Akhilesh KushwahaAbstract The Department of Horticulture at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciencesin Prayagraj conducted an experiment over 140 days in the years 2019â2020 and 2020â2021 to investigatethe effects of different grow, micro and bloom nutrient dose and substrate combinations under Hydroponicsand pot cultivation in Prayagraj climatic zones for higher yield and quality of strawberry. The experimentwas set up using a Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD), with three replications, each with twohydroponic systems and 12 T0 (control). The two different types of Planting systems (pot experiments andhydroponic experiments), as well as their interaction, has a big impact on the Plantsâs yield and qualityparameters. The results show that Plants grown in a hydroponic system along T7 (with Grow, Micro, andBloom) at 24-hour intervals of 42 days optimize production and perform best in terms of growth, yield andquality contributing traits. In comparison to soil and soilless medium, the hydroponic system producedyields that were 20-92% and 16-91% greater, respectively. The nutrient absorption was likewise the highestunder this method, indicating that nutrients are available to Plants in hydroponic systems more readilythan in soilless medium or soil, and that this method provided the largest net returns and benefits and rateof cost. |