Effect of plant spacing and fertility level on leaf area variation at different phenological stages of cape gooseberry (Physalisperuviana L.) grown in sodic soil

Abstract

Vegetative and reproductive growth in cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) proceed concomitantly during the greater part of the life cycle thereby foliar traits (e.g. leaf area) become important in photosynthetic action of the plant. In present study, the leaf area variation in cape gooseberry was studied at five phenological stages i.e. , respectively) at 75 × 90 cm + NPK @ 100:80:80 kg ha -1 . These findings can be further helpful in leaf sclerophylly studies in cape gooseberry.

Effect of NPK Fertilizer on Nutrient Uptake, Growth, Yield and Beta-carotene of Cutleaf Groundcherry (Physalis angulata L.) of Genotypes

“…The highest of increased leaf area area was found in the application of NPK 225 kg ha -1 in PA 03 genotype was 62.13% compared with application of NPK 75 kg ha -1 . Similar was reported by Ali and Singh (2017); Sarfraz et al (2021) that NPK fertilizer correlates with increasing photoassimilates, which the assimilate was used to increased leaf area, increase the number of leaf and leads to greater shoot dry weight.…”