GROWTH AND YIELD OF PAPAYA SUBJECTED TO NUTRIENT DEPRIVATION

Kaisar MO, Ara N, Sadat MA, Khalequzzaman KM (2013) Growth and yield of papaya subjected to nutrient deprivation. Int. J. Sustain. Crop Prod. 8(1), 25-27. In order to evaluate nutritional requirements and the effect of nutrient deprivation on the growth and yield of papaya, an experiment was conducted at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Ishurdi, Pabna during the growing season of 2008. The experiment included one complete treatment (provided N, P, K, S, Mg, B, Mo and Zn), besides deprivation of each nutrient (-N, -P, -K, -S, -Mg, -B, -Mo and -Zn), and one absolute control treatment (natural soil). Papaya has high nutritional requirements, and nutrients N, P, K, S, B and Mo, in that order, were found to be limiting factors to plant growth. Mg and Zn deprivation did not affect plant growth. B, N, P, Mo, S and K are essential to obtain higher yield in papaya.