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Effect of phosphorus and micronutrients on growth and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
- Source :
- Environment Conservation Journal, Vol 25, Iss 3 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness, 2024.
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Abstract
- An experiment was conducted at the Crop Research Farm (CRF), Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj, U.P, India, during the Kharif season of 2023. The experiment was replicated three times according to a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with ten treatments. Three different concentrations of phosphorus (40, 50, and 60 kg/ha) and micronutrients (0.5% FeSO4, 0.5% ZnSO4, and 0.2% Borax) were administered as a topical spray to the leaves. A control group was treated with a mixture of 20:60:40 kg N:P:K/ha. Phosphorus application at a rate of 60 kg/ha and foliar spray of ZnSO₄ at 0.5% (treatment 8) resulted in the highest plant dry weight of 35.54 g, crop growth rate of 25.14 g/m²/day, number of pods per plant of 21.50, number of kernels per pod of 2.13, highest test weight of 365.33 g, seed yield of 3552.10 kg/ha, and B:C ratio of 2.43. The effect of applying a higher quantity of phosphorus, specifically 60 kg/ha, together with a foliar spray of ZnSO₄ at 0.5%, on the growth and yield of groundnut was found to be superior compared to the control treatment.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27532836, 09723099, and 22785124
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Environment Conservation Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.58fe5bd69df642a4a43f295b0f102631
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.27532836