Effect of Irrigation Frequencies and Foliar Application of Zinc and Boron on Growth and Yield of Yellow Sarson (Brassica rapa)

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during the winter (Rabi) season of 2021-22 on sandy loam soil at C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur (U.P.) to study the Growth, yield of Yellow Sarson (Brassica rapa) influenced by different irrigation frequencies and foliar application of micronutrients (Zinc and Boron). Three irrigation (main plot) and four micronutrients level (sub plot) treatments were tested with "Split Plot Design" to know the influence of irrigation frequencies and micronutrients level on Yellow Sarson. To assess the effect of irrigation frequencies on yellow sarson, the treatment included IR1(one irrigation at 30 DAS), IR2(two irrigations at 30 and 55 DAS) and IR3 (three irrigations at 30 DAS, 55 DAS and 90 DAS) and to assess the effect of micronutrients level, the treatments were F0 (control), F1(0.5% zinc at 30-35 and 40-45 DAS) and F2(0.2% boron at 30-35 and 40-45 DAS) and F3(0.5% zinc+0.2% boron at 30-35 and 40-45 DAS). Treatment IR3 was found to be significantly superior to IR2 and IR1 treatments. The maximum seed yield was with the three irrigation frequencies IR3 (30+55+90 DAS) which were higher by 10.56 and 37.23 per cent than IR2 and IR1 treatments respectively. Regarding micronutrients the maximum seed yield was obtained in F3 treatment which was higher by 8.21, 14.42 and 21.78 percent than F2, F1 and F0 treatments in a relative manner. The maximum seed yield was obtained with IR3 X F3 interaction which was higher by 21.70, 13.20 and 7.92 per cent than then IR3F0, IR3F1, and IR3F2 treatment combination.