Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 30, No 1 (2017)

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Influence of cured zinc and iron on growth and yield of summer groundnut

MAHANTESH HAGARI, P. S. PATTAR

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted during summer-2015 at Agriculture Research Station, Bagalkot on mediumblack clay soil to study theinfluence of cured zinc and iron on growth and yield of summer groundnut in northern dry zoneof Karnataka. The experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design with three replications consisted of 16treatment combinations involving soil application of different levels of zinc and iron (100, 75 and 50 per cent of recommendedzinc and iron and without micronutrients) by curing with different organic sources (Farmyard manure, Vermicompost,Poultry manure and without curing source). Among the different treatments, treatment receiving 100 % Zn and Fe curedwith poultry recorded higher plant height, number of branches per plant, total dry matter production, chlorophyll content,leaf area and leaf area index. Similarly significantly higher yield attributes and pod yield were recorded in the same treatment.

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