IMPACT OF BIOFERTILIZER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF BANANA WILLIAMS IN THE SANDY SOIL AT NUBARIA REGION.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture ~es. Center, Giza, Egypt.

2 Plant Pathology Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University.

Abstract

This investigation was carried out on two successive seasons of 2002/3 and
2003/4 on Williams banana grown in sandy soil under drip irrigation system receiving
different rates of nitrogen fertilizer. The annual rates per plant were 200,400 and 600
g ammonium nitrate with or without HALEX biofertilizer.The tested rates were divided
into 84 equal doses during the year (12 doses/month) and were added as solution by
fertigation.HALEX was added once in the middle of April as 5 U plant.
The best results with regard to vegetative grGv,th and yield were obtained due
to fertilizing Williams banana plants with N at 600g ammonium nitrate / plant plus 5L.
HALEX biofertilizer per plant per year.