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Gulab Choudhary*, S.C. Kantwa, Vikramjit Singh and Ashok Choudhary
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hanumangarh-II, RAJUVAS-Bikaner,
Email: gulabchoudhary8796@gmail.com
Received-01.09.2025, Revised-12.09.2025, Accepted-27.09.2025
Abstract: The present study was conducted to assessment of vegetable micronutrient formulation (Vegetable Special) in cauliflower. Trial was conducted during the Rabi season 2023-24 on 10 fields of nearly in the same cropping season and parity selected from village-22 NTR, Block- Nohar, District- Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. The trial performedunder two groups’ viz. T1: farmers practice (No use of Vegetable Special) and T2: 3 sprays of Vegetable Special (5 gram per liter water at 25, 50 & 75 Days After Transplanting). Data indicated that foliar application of Vegetable Special recorded significantly maximum plant height at 30 and 60 DAT (14.97 and 29.86 cm), number of leaves at 30 and 60 DAT (10.48 and 15.93), stalk length (22.63 cm), curd diameter (11.8 cm), curd weight (607.1 g) and 17.37 per cent higher yield (163.5 q/ha) over the farmers practice treatment (139.3 q/ha). Net return and B: C ratio (Rs 228800 & 3.32), respectively under T2 treatment were also maximum followed by T1 treatment (Rs 182900 & 2.91), respectively.
Keywords: Cauliflower, Micronutrients formulation, Foliar spray, Economics, Yield
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