Impact of Foliar Fertilizer Spraying on Productivity and Economics of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) Grown in Rice Fallow Condition
P. Rajarathinam, K. Subrahmaniyan, S. Mathiyazhagan, R. Manimaran, S. Elamathi, R. Nageswari, R. Arulananth, G. Sivakumar
Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · pp. 677–683 · Published 19 Dec 2024
10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i4438Abstract
The field experiment was conducted at the Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai, during the rice fallow season of 2022-23 and 2023-24 to evaluate the impact of foliar fertilizer application on the growth, yield and economic performance of rice fallow greengram. The spray treatment viz., Water spray-control, 2% Urea, 2% DAP, 2% NPK 18:18:18, 0.5% ZnSO₄, 2% Urea + 0.5% ZnSO₄, 2% DAP + 0.5% ZnSO₄ and 2% NPK 18:18:18 + 0.5% ZnSO₄. The study was conducted in a randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. The greengram variety ADT 3 was used for this study. The treatments were imposed as per treatment schedule. Among the treatments, foliar application of DAP 2% + 0.5% ZnSO₄ at the pre-flowering and pod initiation stage resulted in superior growth and yield parameters, including plant height (72.5 cm), the number of pods plant-1 (56.2), the number of seeds pod-1 (13.5), test weight (4.1 g) and higher seed yield of 1175 kg ha-1, which was comparable with the NPK 18:18:18 @ 2% + 0.5% treatment. Consequently, foliar application of DAP 2% + 0.5% ZnSO₄ achieved the highest economic returns, with a gross income of Rs.82,250 ha-1, a net income of Rs.53,284 ha-1 and a benefit-cost ratio of 2.84.
References (7)
- 1 INFLUENCE OF FOLIAR NUTRITION ON PERFORMANCE OF BLACKGRAM (VIGNA MUNGO L.), NUTRIENT UPTAKE AND ECONOMICS UNDER DRY LAND ECOSYSTEMS
- 2 Studies on foliar nutrition in black gram [Vigna mungo L.] under rainfed condition.
- 3 Influence of Foliar Application of Water Soluble Fertilizers on Nodule Count and Rhizosphere Microbial Population in Green gram (Vigna radiata L.) [DOI]
- 4 Influence of Date of Sowing and Foliar Application of Nutrients on Crop Growth and Seed Yield of Soybean [DOI]
- 5 Influence of Foliar Application of Nutrients on Yield and Yield Attributes of Black Gram (Vigna mungo L.) [DOI]
- 6 Effect of Foliar Nutrition and Growth Regulators on Growth, Quality and Economics of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) [DOI]
- 7 International Journal of Chemical Studies [DOI]
Cited by 0
No indexed citations yet.
Related research
- Effectiveness of Co-inoculation with Pseudomonas koreensis and Rhizobia on Growth, Nodulation and Yield of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) — shares topic coverage
- Growth, Yield, Seed and Seedling Quality Parameters of Rapeseed-mustard Varieties under Different Seed Priming Options — shares topic coverage
- Effect of Varieties and Crop Geometries on Yield and Profitability of Soybean in Semi – Arid Climate of Telangana — shares topic coverage
- Optimizing Sowing Date for French bean Varieties under Bangladesh Condition — shares topic coverage
- Screening Drought Tolerant Rapeseed Cultivars Using Yield and Physiological Indices — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
50
Page views
0
PDF downloads
14
Outbound clicks
0
Citations
Views over time
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.