Field experiment was conducted at the research farm of Soil Test Crop Response (STCR) Correlation Project, Mahatma PhuleKrishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri during 2015-16 to study the effect of crotonylidenediurea on yield and quality of banana on inceptisol. The growth parameters of banana, number of leaves and pseudostem girth was on par with each other in treatment GRDN and 100% N through CDU. The yield attributing characters, number hands, number of fingers per bunch and bunch weight was on par in treatment GRDN and 100 % N through CDU. The banana yield and quality viz., total sugar, reducing sugars and pulp: peel ratio was significantly higher in treatment GRDN and statistically on par with 100 % N through CDU. Thus, the addition of nitrogen through urea and crotonylidenediurea as per general recommended dose of nutrients in an incubation study was found beneficial for periodical soil enzyme activity, microbial population, ammonical and nitrate nitrogen and soil available phosphorus and potassium. The banana yield and banana yield attributing character and residual soil fertility was benefited by an application of nitrogen through urea and 100 % through CDU as GRDN. The GRDN are beneficial for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium uptake (582.27 kg ha^-1, 156.27 kg ha^-1 and 1031.7 kg ha^-1 respectively)

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