Vol. 10 (5) : September-October 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (5) : 560-566 ; September-October, 2019
Effect of foliar application of micronutrients on growth, yield and quality of bittergourd (Momordica charantia) var. F1 LHB – Swathi
RISHI KANT YADAV1*, VIJAY BAHADUR2 and N. SWAROOP3
Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj – 211 007 (Uttar Pradesh)
Designation : 1P.G. Student *(rishikantyadav1@gmail.com), 2Associate Professor & Head, 3Associate Professor
Subject : Vegetable Sciences
Paper No. : P-7690
Total Pages : 7
Received : 30 July 2019
Revised accepted : 23 September 2019
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Citation :
RISHI KANT YADAV, VIJAY BAHADUR and N. SWAROOP. 2019. Effect of foliar application of micronutrients on growth, yield and quality of bittergourd (Momordica charantia) var. F1 LHB – Swathi. Green Farming Vol. 10 (5) : 560-566 ; September-October, 2019
ABSTRACT
The present experiment was carried out during June to October 2018 in Research Field, Department of Horticulture, SHUATS, Prayagraj. The experiment was conducted in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD), with sixteen treatments, replicated thrice with two micronutrients i.e. Zinc and Boron on bittergourd. The treatments were T0 (Control), T1 (Boron 0.25%), T2 (Boron 0.50%), T3 (Boron 0.75%), T4 (Zinc 0.25%), T5 (Zinc 0.25% + Boron 0.25%), T6 (Zinc 0.25% + Boron 0.50%), T7 (Zinc 0.25% + Boron 0.75%), T8 (Zinc 0.50%), T9 (Zinc 0.50% + Boron 0.25%), T10 (Zinc 0.50% + Boron 0.50%), T11 (Zinc 0.50% + Boron 0.75%), T12 (Zinc 0.75), T13 (Zinc 0.75% + Boron 0.25%), T14 (Zinc 0.75% + Boron 0.50%) and T15 (Zinc 0.75% + Boron 0.75%). From the findings it was found that the Boron level B3 (Boron 0.75%) was found best in terms of growth, yield and quality of bittergourd cv. F1 LHB Swathi, followed by Boron level B2 (Boron 0.50%), in most of the parameters. In terms of cost benefit ratio maximum gross return ` 440820.00 and net return Rs. 182556.00 were recorded in treatment T3 (Boron 0.75%) and B:C ratio was found maximum in treatment T4 (Zinc 0.25%) with (1:1.43).
Key words :
Bittergourd, Boron, Growth & yield attributes, Micronutrients, Zinc.
