The growth parameters of ratoon crop significantly were influenced by plant densities and fertigation levels. The highest pseudostem height (211.88 & 222.30 cm) at shooting stage was recorded in F 1 (100 % RDF) and S 2 (2 x 1.25 x 1.25 m) compared to other treatments. The highest pseudostem girth (66.22 and 65.29 cm), number of suckers per plant (11.32 and 12.07), total number of leaves per plant (31.52 and 31.21), green leaves per plant (13.05 and 13.53) and leaf area (8.80 and 9.42 cm 2 ) were registered in F 1 (100 per cent RDF) and S 1 (1.8 x 1.8 m) compared to other treatments at shooting stage of ratoon crop. The least (181.79 days) number of days taken for shooting was recorded in F 1 , but, plant densities did not differ significantly. The least (102.84 and 101.73) number of days taken from shooting to harvesting was registered in F 1 and S 1 . The crop duration was lowest (284.63 and 291.56 days) in F 1 and S 1 . However, the lower levels of fertigation and high density planting (4414 pl/ha) recorded longest crop duration. The highest bunch weight (27.49 and 26.50 kg) was recorded in F 1 and S 1 compared to high density planting and lower fertigation doses and the highest yield (81.64 and 89.74 t/ha) was recorded in F 1 (100 per cent RDF) and S 2 (2.0x2.5x1.25 m spacing). However, highest (6.55 & 6.50 %) reducing sugars and (11.89 & 12.24 %) total sugars was recorded in F 1 and S 1 . The fertigation treatments did not influence TSS, titrable acidity (TA) and non-reducing sugars but in planting densities, highest TA (0.58 %) and non-reducing sugar (5.44 %) was noticed in S 1 . The shelf life of fruits was found significantly influenced by plant densities. In the investigation the longest shelf life (9.43 days) was recorded in S 1.

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The present study was taken up to know the morphological and germination physiognomies of karonda (Carissa carandas) seeds influenced by seed storage period at ambient conditions (26 ⁰C temperature and 55 % RH). Seeds were subjected to store at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 days at room temperature (26⁰C). Germination percentage and various morphological characteristics viz., vigour index, fresh weight of shoot and root, dry weight of shoot and root, root to shoot ratio were recorded. Among stored seeds 10 days old seeds recorded highest germina-tion percentage (57 %) and 60 days old seeds recorded lowest germination (20.33 %). At the end (90 days after sowing) 10 days old seeds again possessed higher fresh weight of root (0.300 g) and shoot (1.240 g), dry weight of root (0.103 g) and shoot (0.487 g), root to shoot ratio (0.212) and vigour index (1772.70 cm) among stored seeds. These physiological observations were quite similar with the freshly harvested seed which found maximum values for all the parameters owing to higher moisture content. Karonda seeds showed good viability upto10 days thereafter its value declined and it reached minimum after 60 days of storage.

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