title: The effects of compost prepared from waste material of banana on the growth, yield and quality properties of banana plants.
abstract: Three doses (15-30-45 kg plant(-1)) of the compost prepared from the clone of Dwarf cavendish banana were compared with farmyard manure (50 kg plant(-1)), mineral fertilizers (180 g N+ 150 g P +335 g K plant(-1)) and farmyard manure+ mineral fertilizers (25 kg FM+ 180 g N+ 150 g P +335 g K plant(-1)) which determined positive effects on the growth, yield and fruit quality characteristics of banana plants. The banana plants were grown under a heated glasshouse and in a soil with physical and chemical properties are suitable for banana growing. The contents of N, P, K and Mg in compost and in farmyard manure were found to be similar. Farmyard manure, farmyard manure + mineral fertilizers and 45 kg plant(-1) of compost increased growth, yield and fruit quality characteristics. According to obtained results, 45 kg plant(-1) of compost was determined more suitable in terms of economical production and organic farming than the other fertilizer types.
authors.affiliation: Dicle University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, 21280-Diyarbakir, Turkey. ilhand@dicle.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Doran
authors.forename: Bahtiyar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Zülküf
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D018556:Crops, Agricultural; D028521:Musa / Q000254:growth & development; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D012987:Soil