Effect of zinc and boron on yield and quality of onion (Allium cepa L.) in alifisols of Tamirabarni tract
Keywords:
Onion, STCR, zinc and boron, yield and bulb qualityAbstract
A field experiment was conducted at Agriculture College and Research Institute, Killikulam, Tamil Nadu during Rabi season crop, 2017-18 to determine the effect of zinc and boron as well as soil test crop response (STCR) application of N, P and K for achieving higher yield and better quality. The results showed that yield parameters like bulb lets clump-1 (6.4), polar diameter (3.35 cm), equatorial diameter (2.98 cm), weight of bulb (85.2g) and bulb yield (16.85 t ha-1) and bulb qualities such as total soluble solids (15.7 oBrix), ascorbic acid content (13.95 mg 100g-1), protein (8.46%) and pyruvic acid content (4.82 μmol g-1) was better in application of STCR (106:97:54 kg of NPK ha-1) + ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 with 0.5% foliar spray. This treatment recorded the highest net income (254243 ha-1) and B: C ratio (4.07).
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Acharya U, Venkatesan K, Saraswathi T & Subramanian K. 2015. Effect of Zinc and Boron Application on Growth and Yield Parameters of Multiplier Onion (Allium cepa L. var aggregatum Don.) var. CO (On) 5. International Journal of Research, 2(1): 757-765.
Alam M, Abedin M & Azad M. 2010. Effect of micronutrients on growth and yield of onion under calcareous soil environment. International Research Journal of Plant Science, 1(3): 056-061.
Ballabh K & Rana D. 2012. Response of micronutrients on qualitative and quantitative parameters of onion (Allium cepa L.). Progressive Horticulture, 44(1): 40-46.
Ballabh K, Rana D & Rawat S. 2013. Effects of foliar application of micronutrients on growth, yield and quality of onion. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 70(2): 260-265.
Crop Production Guide of Horticultural Crops. 2013. Horticultural College and Research Institute , Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
Diriba-Shiferaw G, Nigussie-Dechassa R, Woldetsadik K, Sharma J & Tabor G. 2014. Bulb quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.) as influenced by the application of inorganic fertilizers. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 9(8): 784-796.
El-Samad A, Khalifa M, Lashine Z & Shafeek M. 2011. Influence of urea fertilization and foliar application of some micronutrients on growth, yield and bulb quality of onion. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5(5): 96-103.
El-Tohamy W, Khalid AK, El-Abagy H & Abou-Hussein S. 2009. Essential oil, growth and yield of onion (Allium cepa L.) in response to foliar application of some micronutrients. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(1): 201-205.
Goyal R. 2015. Effect of foliar application of micronutrients on growth and yield of onion (Allium cepa L.) cv Agri found dark red. RVSKVV, Gwalior (MP),
INDIASTAT. 2016-17. https://www.indiastat.com/table/agriculture-data/2/area-underfood-crops-1950-2017/448934/1094463/data.aspx
Kamal K, Singh K, Singh V & Ashish R. 2013. Effect of boron, zinc and their combinations on the yield of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. Botrytis Linn.) hybrid cultivar-Himani. Asian Journal of Horticulture, 8(1): 238-240.
Khatemenla VB, Singh A, Sangma TT & Maiti C. 2018. Effect of Zinc and Boron on Growth, Yield and Quality of Onion(Allium cepa L.) cv. Agrifound Dark Red. In (Vol. 7): International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 7(4): 3673-3685.
National horticulture board (NHB). 2017. Horticultural Statisticsat a Glance, 174-181.
Singh P, Aravindakshan K, Maurya I, Singh J, Singh B & Sharma M. 2017. Effect of potassium and zinc on growth, yield and economics of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) cv. CO-34. Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 9(1): 291-297.
Srivastava R, Agarwal A, Tiwari R & Kuma S. 2005. Effect of micronutrients, zinc and boron on yield, quality and storability of garlic (Allium sativum). Indian journal of agricultural science, 75(3): 157-159.
Yadav R, Shen V & Yadav B. 2003. Response of onion to nitrogen and potassium fertilization under semi-arid condition of Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 60(2): 176-178.
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2019-06-15
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Sethupathi, S., & Paramasivan, M. (2019). Effect of zinc and boron on yield and quality of onion (Allium cepa L.) in alifisols of Tamirabarni tract. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology, 7(7), 96–102. Retrieved from https://saaer.org.in/journals/index.php/jae/article/view/207
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