Study of Foliar Nutrition Applied at Different Growth Stages on Niger (Guizotia abyssinica L.)
Dipika G. Chaudhari *
Department of Agronomy, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari- 396 450, Gujarat, India.
Swapnil P. Deshmukh
Niger Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Vanarasi- 396 580, Gujarat, India.
Narendra Singh
Department of Soil Science, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari- 396 450, India.
V. Surve
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Bharuch- 392 012, India.
B. M. Mote
Office of Director of Research, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari- 396 450, India.
Gajera B. M.
Department of Agronomy, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari- 396 450, Gujarat, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2021-22 at Niger Research Station, NAU, Vanarasi, Gujarat to study the effect of foliar spray of nutrients applied at different growth stages on rabi niger (Guizotia abyssinica L.). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. The treatments consisted of seven treatments including foliar spray of 19:19:19 and Novel organic liquid (A Patented NAU product) applied at different growth stages on niger crop. The experimental results revealed that foliar application 1% 19:19:19 applied at flowering and capitula formation stage recorded significantly higher number of branches per plant. The number of seeds per capitulum and seed yield also remained significantly higher with the application 1% 19:19:19 applied at flowering and capitula formation stage which was found at par with treatment receiving foliar spray of 1% 19:19:19 at flowering stage and foliar spray of 1 % novel organic liquid at flowering stage.
Keywords: Niger crop, foliar spray, 19:19:19, novel organic liquid