Influence on yield and quality attributes of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) with the application of nitrogen, zinc and boron

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2025-12-31

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https://doi.org/10.58993/ijh/2025.82.4.9

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Input synergy, nitrogen, micro nutrient, fruit quality, PCA, sustainable yield
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Vol. 82 No. 04 (2025): Indian Journal of Horticulture

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  • Rahul Kumar Department of Fruit Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002, India
  • V. K. Tripathi Department of Fruit Science, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002, India

Abstract

An experiment was conducted on cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) in the Department of Fruit Science, CSAUAT, Kanpur during two concequitive years i.e., 2023-24 and 2024-25, using nine treatments viz., T1-75 kg N/ha + 0.6% ZnSO4 + 0.6% boron; T2-75 kg N/ha + 0.6% ZnSO4 + 0.9% boron; T3-75 kg N/ha + 0.9% ZnSO4 + 0.6% boron; T4-75 kg N/ha + 0.9% ZnSO4 + 0.9% boron; T5-100 kg N/ha + 0.6% ZnSO4 + 0.6% boron; T6-100 kg N/ha + 0.6% ZnSO4 + 0.9% boron; T7-100 kg N/ha + 0.9% ZnSO4 + 0.6% boron; T8-100 kg N/ha + 0.9% ZnSO4 + 0.9% boron; T9-Control (without application of any nutrient), in Randomised Block Design with three replications. Results of the experiments revealed that plants in treatment T8-100 kg N/ha + 0.9% ZnSO4 + 0.9% boron produced consistently highest fruit yield (99.58 and 105.68 q/ha), TSS (13.18 and 13.49 °Brix), total sugars (10.04% and 10.14%), ascorbic acid (46.81 and 47.13 mg/100g), TSS: acid ratio (12.52 and 13.06), sugar : acid ratio (12.49 and 12.63) along with antioxidant traits including phenols (101.25 and 107.65) and carotenoids (848.62 and 907.23) with lower amount of titratable acidity (1.05 and 1.03). Pooled data of both years also confirmed the statistical superiority of T8, which was comparable to T6 and T7 for most yield and quality parameters, while the lowest values were recorded in the control (T9). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed that the first two components explained 94.95% of the total variance, with the T6 and T8 treatments being strongly associated with yield and biochemical traits. At the same time, T9 was negatively aligned with quality indices. Correlation analysis revealed strong positive associations between fruit yield and total sugars (r = 0.98), ascorbic acid (r = 0.95), phenols (r = 0.94) and carotenoids (r = 0.99), indicating a synergistic role of nutritional and antioxidant traits in enhancing productivity. The study concludes that integrated foliar application of nitrogen, zinc and boron significantly enhances both yield and fruit quality in cape gooseberry under plains of north India.

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Kumar, R., & Tripathi, V. K. (2025). Influence on yield and quality attributes of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) with the application of nitrogen, zinc and boron. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 82(04), 440–447. https://doi.org/10.58993/ijh/2025.82.4.9

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