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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 1
First page : (124) Last page : (134)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7307

Direct and Residual Effect of Zinc and Boron on Yield and Yield Attributes of Finger Millet – Groundnut Cropping System

G. M. Prashantha¹*, S. S. Prakash¹, S. Umesha², T. Chikkaramappa¹, C. T. Subbarayappa¹ and V. Ramamurthy³

¹Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry,
²Department of Agricultural Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences,
GKVK, Bangalore 560065, Karnataka, India
³Principal Scientist, NBSS&LUP, Hebbal, Bangalore 560024, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: prashanthyadav21@gmail.com

Received: 15.12.2018 | Revised: 23.01.2019 | Accepted: 30.01.2019

 ABSTRACT

Field experiments were conducted in the farmers’ field at Gutthikatte village, Hosadurga taluk, Chitradurga district of Karnataka during 2015-16 and 2016-17 to study the direct and residual effect of zinc and boron on yield and yield attributes of finger millet – groundnut cropping system in zinc and boron deficient soil. The finger millet was the test crop to study the direct effect and groundnut crop was raised to study the residual effect. The experiments were laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with fifteen treatments and replicated thrice. The pooled analysis revealed that significantly higher yield and yield attributes of finger millet and succeeding groundnut crops were recorded with the application of  NPK (100:50:50 kg ha-1) + FYM (10 t ha-1) + ZnSO4 @ 15 kg ha-1 + Borax @ 12.5 kg ha-1  and residual effect of NPK + FYM + ZnSO4 @ 20 kg ha-1 + Borax @ 12.5 kg ha-1 compare to other treatments.

Key words: Yield, NPK, Residual effect, Cropping System, Zinc.

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Cite this article: Prashantha, G.M., Prakash, S.S., Umesha, S., Chikkaramappa, T., Subbarayappa, C.T. and Ramamurthy, V., Direct and Residual Effect of Zinc and Boron on Yield and Yield Attributes of Finger Millet – Groundnut Cropping System, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.7(1): 124-134 (2019). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7307