Pratima Kumari*, A.K. Singh, P.K. Dewangan, S.C. Pankaj and A.K. Lakra
Department of Agronomy, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi-834006 Jharkhand
Email: pratimakumari08812@gmail.com
Received-16.02.2017, Revised-08.03.2017
Abstract: An experiment was conducted at BAU experimental farm (Kanke), Ranchi, Jharkhand during (Soybean) Kharif season 2015 on sandy loam soil with low organic carbon (4.10 gkg-1) and available nitrogen (192.5 kgha-1), moderately acidic (pH 5.1) in nature, medium potassium (128 kgha-1), phosphorus (13.65 kgha-1), boron (0.58 mgkg-1), molybdenum (0.25 mgkg-1) and zinc (0.60 mgkg-1), with 9 treatments replicated thrice. Results revealed that the productivity of soybean was influenced by foliar application of nutrients. Among application of nutrients, RDF along with molybdenum 0.5% spray produced higher grain (1524 kgha-1) and straw (2062 kgha-1) yield, which was significantly higher than all other treatment but it was at par with RDF + zinc chealted 0.5% spray and RDF + 19:19:19 (N:P2O5:K2O) 2% spray. However, foliar application of zinc chelated 0.5% spray along with RDF gave highest net return (22630 Rs.ha-1) and benefit: cost ratio (1.19).
Keywords: Economics, Soybean, Foliar, Nutrient
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