Effects of foliar application of zinc and boron on growth of foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.)

Abstract

An investigation was conducted using ten treatments Analysis of variance revealed significant differences among the genotypes for all the traits studied. with various combinations of zinc and boron concentrations. The plot size of individual treatment was 2.1 m x 3 m. Seeds were sown at the rate of 8 kg ha-1 at spacing 45 cm x 10 cm. Ten treatments viz., T1 (Zn 0.50% + B 0.50%), T2 (Zn 0.50% + B 1.00%), T3 (Zn 0.50% + B 0.50%), T4 (Zn 1.00% + B 0.50%), T5 (Zn 1.00% + B 1.00%), T6 (Zn 1.00% + B 1.50%), T7 (Zn 1.50% + B 0.50%), T8 (Zn 1.50% + B 1.00%), T9 (Zn 1.50% + B 1.50%) and T10 (control) were tested. Foliar application of Zinc and Boron were given at two growth stages of foxtail millet. The research conducted with the aimed to evaluate the effects of zinc and boron on growth and yield of Foxtail millet and to work out the economics of foliar application of zinc and boron on Foxtail millet. The result of present investigation revealed that the treatment T5 (Zn 1.00% + B 1.00%) enhances significantly the growth parameters viz., plant height, plant dry weight, number of tillers hill-1 and leaf area.