A Meta Analysis of the Effects of Different Levels of Phosphorus Supply on the Growth of Linseed Crop (Linum usitatissimum L.)

Abstract

During Rabi season of 2022-23, a field experiment was carried out at SAGE Agricultural farm under the aegis of School of Agriculture, SAGE University, Bhopal (M.P). The study aimed to investigate the "A Meta Analysis of the Effects of Different Levels of Phosphorus Supply on the Growth of Linseed crop (Linum usitatissimum L.)." under irrigated conditions." The experimental design employed for the study was Randomized Block Design (RBD) with Factorial arrangement and three replications covering an area of 215 square meters. In this experiment, fifteen distinct treatments combinations including five varying levels of phosphorus application as P1- 0 kg/ha, P2- 30 kg/ha, P3- 40 kg/ha, P4- 50 kg/ha and P5- 100 kg/ha were used in the study. It was found that highest plant height (75.8 cm), highest number of branches per plant (4.41), highest maximum dry weight (10.84 g), highest number of capsules (42.9), test weight (8.02 g), highest seed yield (1.01q/ha), and stover yield (2.84 q/ha) at maximum crop growth stage was observed and jotted down in plots treated with application of phosphorus @ 100 kg/ha in combination. It can be analyzed and concluded from the results obtained that in linseed, application of  P@ 100 kg/ha observed maximum values in all the three attributes namely growth, yield and economics.