EFFECT OF MICRONUTRIENTS ON STORAGE LOSSES OF KHARIF ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L.) CV. PHULE SAMARTHA.V. Chandanshive, P.N. Sonavane, S.D. Gaikwad and A.P. SurveAbstract The field experiment was carried out with an objective to study the effect of micronutrient application on both foliar or soil on storage losses of onion cv. Phule Samarth during Kharif 2019-20 at Tomato Improvement Scheme, Department of Horticulture, Mahatma Phule Krishi, Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The experiment was laid out in RBD (Randomized block design) having three replications with nine treatments. The results were analyzed on the basis of data with respect to storage losses attributes viz; PLW (Physiological loss in weight), sprouting loss and rotting loss as well as total loss at 30, 60 days after storage. Significant observations were recorded for the storage studies in Kharif onion cv. Phule Samarth. At 30 days after storage minimum total losses in storage (3.30 %) were recorded in treatment T5 (T1+Soil application of Phule micronutrient mixture grade I @ 25 kg/ha), while the maximum total losses were observed in treatment T1 (Recommended dose of fertilizer, i.e. 100:50:50 kg NPK/ha +20 t/ha FYM) (6.43 %). At 60 days after storage minimum total losses (7.44 %) were observed in treatment T5 (T1+Soil application of Phule micronutrient mixture grade I @ 25 kg/ha), which is at par with T9 (T1 + Foliar application of Phule Micronutrient mixture Grade II @ 0.5% at 30 and 45 DAT) (7.66 %), while the maximum total losses were observed in treatment T1 (Recommended dose of fertilizer, i.e. 100:50:50 kg NPK/ha +20 t/ha FYM) (10.05 %). The cumulative effects of different micronutrient application system affect the storage qualities of onion. |