Author(s):
Ranjita Tudu, P Tripathy, GS Sahu, SK Dash, RK Nayak, Priyanka Sahu, Meera Rojalin, Barsha Tripathy and Niharika Jyotirekha Nayak
Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at Department of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, during
rabi season of 2017-18 to find out the optimum rate of B and Zn application for maximizing nutrient uptake and yield of broccoli (
Brassica oleracea var.
italica) in acidic soils of Odisha. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with lime (with or without) as main plot while 7 levels of micronutrients of both B and Zn (
viz; soil application of B @1kg ha
-1, Zn@5kg ha
-1 and their combinations as well as foliar spray of 0.2% borax, 0.5% ZnSO
4 and their combinations along with control) replicated thrice. The results revealed significant variations on yield and yield attributes with soil application of lime and micronutrient such as B and Zn when applied individually but their interactions were not significant. In this study it was found that application of lime and combined foliar spray of micronutrients (0.2% borax and 0.5% ZnSO
4) increased the soil pH, EC and OC, as well as uptake and availability of N,P,K,B and Zn in post-harvest soil as compared to control.
Ranjita Tudu, P Tripathy, GS Sahu, SK Dash, RK Nayak, Priyanka Sahu, Meera Rojalin, Barsha Tripathy and Niharika Jyotirekha Nayak. Impact of lime and micronutrients on nutrient uptake and post-harvest soil fertility status in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. italica) var. “Palam Samridhi”. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(5):775-779.