| Experiment code | 21.2.3.52 | ||
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| Experiment Title | Feasibility of liquid anaerobic digestate application in dragon fruit | ||
| Research Type | Departmental Research | ||
| Experiment Background | Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra are the leading producers contributing about 70% of India’s dragon fruit production. The water scarce areas of Kutch in Gujarat, Northern Karnataka and Western Maharashtra are major dragon fruit growing regions of the country. Overall, southern and western states are contributing a major share for the production of dragon fruit since they have been growing dragon fruit during last 5–8 years. Presently over 200 farmers in Gujarat's Kutch are cultivating this fruit in approx. 800 ha of land. During the caring process, when the dragon fruit plant reaches the age of 4 years or more, useless branches and sheaths appear and need to be removed. Farmers grow 1,200 - 1,300 pillars of dragon fruits per ha, therefore the amount of canopy branches that require removal each year is approximately 25 to 30 tonnes. If pruned dragon fruit branches is not recycling/treating may unintentionally cause environmental pollution as well as facilitate the spread of pathogens. Research on rapid decomposing of canopy residues is lacking as per recent report of ICAR. Anaerobic digestate is recently gaining attention for residue recycling because it produces nutrient rich fertilizer along with addition benefit of nature gas. Recently, some of the experiments found liquid anaerobic digestate replace the mineral fertilizers 10 to 80 % in various crops. Therefore this experiment is proposed. | ||
| Experiment Group | Natural Resource Management | ||
| Unit Type | (02)EDUCATION UNIT | ||
| Unit | (13)ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI) | ||
| Department | (233)Natural Resource Management , ACHF,Navsari | ||
| BudgetHead | (329/12087/00)329/01/REG/04505 | ||
| Objective |
2. To know the effect of liquid digestate application with different levels of inorganic fertilizers on soil properties after harvest of dragon fruit |
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| Season | Annual | ||
| Location Unit Type | (02)EDUCATION UNIT | ||
| Location Unit | (18)POLYTECHNIC IN HORTICULTURE (NAVSARI) | ||
| Location Department | (301)Natural Resource Management , ACHF,Navsari | ||
| Plot No | Dragon fruit plot | ||
| PI Name | (NAU-EMP-2010-000884)HEMANTBHAI MAGANBHAI PATEL | ||
| PI Email | hmpatel@nau.in | ||
| PI Mobile | 7600059130 | ||
| Year of Approval | 2025 | ||
| Commencement Year | 2025 | ||
| Completion Year | 2028 | ||
| Design of Experiment |
RBD |
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| Crop Spacing (cm x cm) |
3 m x 3 m |
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| Gross Plot (m x m) | 6 m x 6 m | ||
| Net Plot (m x m) | 6 m x 6 m | ||
| Total Experiment Area (m2) | - | ||
| Plot History Last Three Year |
- |
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| Initial Soil Sample Analysis Report |
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| Initial Soil Sample Analysis Report Attachment | Attachment Not Available! | ||
| Layout Plan |
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| Layout Plan Attachment | Attachment Not Available! | ||
| Treatment |
T1: No fertilizer application (Control) T2: Liquid digestate application @ 10 lit/pole T3: Liquid digestate application @ 20 lit/pole T4: 100 % RDF T5: 80 % RDF + liquid digestate application @ 10 lit/pole T6: 60 % RDF + liquid digestate application @ 10 lit/pole T7: 40 % RDF + liquid digestate application @ 10 lit/pole |
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| Treatment Attachment | Attachment Not Available! | ||
| (NAU-EMP-2010-000884) HEMANTBHAI MAGANBHAI PATEL | hmpatel@nau.in | 7600059130 | 12-02-2026 |
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| (NAU-EMP-2006-000864) BHUPENDRABHAI MOHANBHAI TANDEL | hariombhupi@nau.in | 8128990453 | 12/02/2026 |
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| (NAU-EMP-2012-000931) ASHOKKUMAR PARSOTTAMBHAI ITALIYA | apitaliya@nau.in | 7600059219 | 12/02/2026 |
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| (NAU-EMP-2011-000925) PRASULKUMAR RAMESHBHAI PATEL | prpatel_1983@nau.in | 9879889479 | 12/02/2026 |
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