Development of Plant Growth Promoter Based on Globally and Abundantly Available Waste Banana Pseudo-Stem and Hair

Year 2021, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 48 - 51, 01.01.2021

Yadav Anil Kumar Adav Karm Raj Chhangani Jaykıshor Gupta Ram Kıshor

Abstract

Banana is cultivated in more than 120 countries, over an area of 4.8 million hectares, with an annual production of 99.99
million tons in the year 2011 whereas in India alone in about 1.0 million hectares generating approximately 51.18 million
tons of pseudo-stem as waste annually. Similarly, millions tones of small hair (approximately 2500-3000 MT) are being
generated annually in India as waste. Both the waste material is abundantly, economically and easily available at throw away
price. These waste materials contain various nutrients, vitamins, nitrogen, phosphorus Potassium and trace elements etc.
useful for plant growth. With a view to develop wealth from these wastes namely banana pseudo-stem and hair, the study was
carried out to develop plant growth promoter utilizing these wastes. Banana pseudo-stem juice (BPSJ) was extracted from
the leaf sheath and tender core with the help of a juice extraction machine by squeezing pseudo-stem twice to extract the juice
maximum. Plant growth promoter was prepared in laboratory using waste hair and banana pseudo-stem juice under acidic
condition which contains dissolved solid (40%), amino nitrogen (4%), total nitrogen (7%), organic carbon (8%), total amino
acids mixture (13%) and trace elements. The efficacy study of this product was carried out 5 L diluted in 200 L of water per
acre on banana plantation. Drenching of this product was done five times at an interval of 1 month. During efficacy trials,
parameters such as chlorophyll content, total biomass, root and shoot biomass and harvested fruit yield were studied. The
efficacy reveals, increase in chlorophyll content (50%), total biomass (35%), root and shoot (50%) and fruit yield (15%) as
compare to control. Based on efficacy study it is concluded that plant growth promoter has shown encouraging fruit growth
and can be promoted among banana cultivators to enhance the productivity of crop.

Keywords

Banana, hair, hydrolysate, bio-efficacy, biomass

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