Effect of Spacing and Foliar Application of Iron on Growth and Yield of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorious L.)

Author: Pitcheri Narendra Hirwani*, Rajesh Singh and Punnam Chhetri

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2020 at CRF (Crop Research Farm), Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.). The soil of the experimental field is sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.4). The treatments consisted of Spacing viz., 30 × 10cm, 45 × 10cm and 60 × 10cm and Foliar application of iron viz., Iron (0.1%), Iron (0.3%), Iron (0.6%) whose effect is observed in safflower (ISF-764). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments replicated thrice. The treatment with (60 cm × 10cm + 0.6% Fe/ha) also recorded significantly higher in plant height (84.60 cm), number of branches (12.46), plant dry weight (36.80 g) . The treatment with (60 cm × 10cm + 0.6% Fe/ha) also recorded significantly higher in yield parameters viz., number capitulum per plant (29.33), and Number of seeds/capitulum (33.68), test weight (51.37 g) and oil content (31.07%). The treatment with 30cm × 10cm + 0.6% Fe/ha) also reco

Keywords

Safflower, foliar application of iron, Spacing, Capitulum, dry weight and seed yield.

Conclusion

On the basis of present study, recommends that the application of resulted T9 (60 cm × 10cm + 0.6% Fe/ha) highest plant height (84.60 cm), number of branches per plant (12.34 ), capitulum/plant (29.33), seeds/capitulum (33.68) where as application of T3 (30 cm × 10cm + 0.6% Fe/ha) resulted maximum seed yield of (1.91 t/ha), stover yield (4.73 t/ha) and harvest index (29.49%).

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How to cite this article

Hirwani, P.N., Singh, R., and Chhetri, P. (2021). Effect of Spacing and Foliar Application of Iron on Growth and Yield of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorious L). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3a): 718-722.