Effect of Soil and Foliar Application of Zn and Fe on Soil Fertility after Harvest of Maize

Author: Hemraj Jat, K.K. Yadav and D.P. Singh

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Abstract

A field trial was directed at Instructional Farm, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur, in two consecutive Kharif seasons of 2018 and 2019. The experiment laid out under split plot design with three replications included 7 levels of soil application (control, 12.5 kg ZnSO4 ha-1, 25 kg ZnSO4 ha-1, 12.5 kg FeSO4 ha-1, 25 kg FeSO4 ha-1, 12.5 kg ZnSO4 ha-1 + 12.5 kg FeSO4 ha-1 and 25 kg ZnSO4 ha-1 + 25 kg FeSO4 ha-1) in main plots whereas four level of foliar spray (control, 0.5% ZnSO4 ha-1, 0.5% FeSO4 ha-1 and 0.5% ZnSO4 ha-1 + 0.5% FeSO4 ha-1) in sub plot. The major challenge of was that how supply the balance diet to rural people and mitigate the problem of micronutrient deficiency in soil. Soil and foliar utilization of zinc and iron didn't give any significant effect on soil's physical and chemical properties. Soil pH, EC, organic carbon, CEC, WHC, particle density, bulk density as well as porosity were non significant with soil and foliar utilization of zinc and iron. In contra

Keywords

Zinc, Iron, Physical and chemical properties, Soil and foliar application.

Conclusion

The result concluded that soil and foliar application of zinc and ferrous significantly increase the N, P, K, Zn and Fe concentration in soil. Still, there was on significant effect on other physical and chemical properties of soil.

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Hemraj Jat, K.K. Yadav and D.P. Singh (2022). Effect of Soil and Foliar Application of Zn and Fe on Soil Fertility after Harvest of Maize. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(1): 637-640.