The experiment entitled “Effect of different doses of nitrogen to banana cultivars (Musa Paradisica L. and Musa accuminata L.)” was carried out at college of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapith, Dapoli, Dist. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) during 2017-19. The experiment was executed in split plot design with fifteen treatment combinations with three replications. Two factors were studied during the investigation viz., different varieties - V₁ (Konkan Safed Velchi), V₂ (Red Banana), V₃ (Grand Naine), as main plot treatments and Nitrogen levels viz., F₁ (200:100:100 NPK g/plant), F₂ (100:100:100 NPK g/plant), F₃ (300:100:100 NPK g/plant), F₄ (400:100:100 NPK g/plant), F₅ (500:100:100 NPK g/plant) as subplot treatments and each treatment was replicated thrice in Split plot design. The result of investigation revealed that, all the three varieties, nitrogen levels and their interaction recorded significant variation on quality parameters. The highest shelf life due to nitrogen was recorded in the treatment V₁F₁ (12.6) i.e. F₁ (200:100:100) in Konkan Safed Velchi, The highest TSS due to nitrogen was recorded in the treatment V₁F₃ (26.6) i.e. F₃ (300:100:100) in Konkan Safed Velchi, The lowest acidity recorded in treatment V₃F₂ (1.04) i.e. F₂ (100:100:100) in Grand Naine, the V₁ (Konkan Safed Velchi) recorded the highest net returns of 364325/- ha with cost benefit ratio of 1.6, Among the all three varieties sensory score (8.5) i.e. liked very much was obtained in Konkan Safed Velchi, whereas lowest sensory score obtained in Red Banana (7.9).

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