Effect of Boron on Nodulation, Dry Matter Production and Quality of Groundnut in Major Groundnut Growing Soils of Madurai District

Authors

  • R. Susan Poonguzhali School of Agriculture and Biosciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641 114, India.
  • P. Sarvana Pandian Department of S&E, AC&RI, Madurai, India.
  • P. Gayathri Department of SS&AC, APAC, Kalavai, India.
  • R. Angelin Silviya Department of SS&AC, SRM College of Agricultural Sciences, Kattankulathur, India.
  • S. Suganya Department of SS&AC, PGP College of Agricultural Sciences, Nammakkal, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rhas/v4/3779E

Keywords:

Boron, groundnut, quality, soil, foliar

Abstract

Boron is the yield-limiting factor for groundnut production in sandy loam soils of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. Therefore a field experiment was conducted to study the effect of boron on availability of boron on nodulation, dry matter production and quality of groundnut in boron-deficient soil series of the Madurai district in a randomized block design with three replications. Twelve treatments were included and the results revealed that the application of 15 kg/ha of B as soil application and 0.5 per cent of B as foliar application at critical stages of crop growth along with the recommended dose of fertilizers resulted in maximum nodule count and dry matter production. Regarding the quality the application of soil (15 kg/ha) and foliar B (0.5%) along with RDF recorded the highest oil and protein content as compared to the other treatments.

Published

2022-11-01

How to Cite

R. Susan Poonguzhali, P. Sarvana Pandian, P. Gayathri, R. Angelin Silviya, & S. Suganya. (2022). Effect of Boron on Nodulation, Dry Matter Production and Quality of Groundnut in Major Groundnut Growing Soils of Madurai District. Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 4, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rhas/v4/3779E

Issue

Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 4

Section

Chapters