Effect of NPKS and Zn application on growth, yield, economics and quality of baby corn

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作者
Kumar, Rakesh [1 ]
Bohra, Jitendra Singh [2 ]
机构
[1] Nagaland Ctr Jharnapani, Indian Council Agr Res, Medziphema, Nagaland, India
[2] Banaras Hindu Univ, Inst Agr Sci, Dept Agron, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
vitamin A and C; reducing sugar; baby corn; protein content; economics; INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; CROPPING SYSTEM; NITROGEN; SULFUR;
D O I
10.1080/03650340.2013.873122
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
A field experiment was conducted during the pre-kharif season of 2012 and 2013 at Varanasi to study the effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) (100% and 125% recommended dose of fertilizer), sulfur (0, 25 and 50kg S ha(-1)) and zinc (0, 5 and 10kg Zn ha(-1)) fertilization on growth, yield, economics and quality of baby corn. Growth attributes like plant height, number of green leaves, stem girth, dry matter plant(-1), crop growth rate (CGR), chlorophyll content of leaves, yield attributes like number of baby cobs plant(-1), cob and corn weight, length and girth of corn as well as yield of cob, corn and green fodder besides gross return, net return and benefit:cost ratio were increased significantly with application of 125% RDF (recommended dose of fertilizer) over 100% RDF. Increasing level of sulfur application up to 50kg S ha(-1) had a marked effect on all the growth characters, yield attributes and yield. Each increment of zinc application up to 10kg Zn ha(-1) correspondingly improved growth, yield attributes, cob yield, corn yield and green fodder yield as well as gross return, net return and the benefit:cost ratio.
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页码:1193 / 1206
页数:14
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