Effect of foliar application of iron and zinc on performance of transplanted rice in middle Gangetic plains of Bihar
Foliar application of iron and zinc on performance of transplanted rice
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https://doi.org/10.21921/jas.v8i2.7286Keywords:
Foliar application, Iron, Transplanted rice, Zinc, Gangetic plainsAbstract
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2015 and 2016 at research farm of the ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute Regional Station Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar to determine the foliar feeding of micronutrients (iron and zinc at different growth stages) on growth, yield and economics of rice in middle Gangetic plains of Bihar. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design consisting of 9 treatments with 3 replications. The treatments consist of 0.5% spray of Zinc Sulphate and 1% spray of Ferrous Sulphate at four different growth stages i.e. 40, 50, 60 and 70 days after transplanting (DAT) and one control. The results shown significant increasing trends of growth, yield attributes and yield of rice with four sprays of 1.0% solution of FeSO4 at 40, 50, 60 and 70 days and three sprays of ZnSO4 at 50, 60 and 70 days recorded significantly higher plant height, effective tillers/m2, panicle length, grains/panicle, 1,000-grain weight, biological yield, grain yield and straw yield at maturity. These treatments also gave significantly higher net returns and benefit: cost ratio over the control.
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