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Sulphur and Micronutrient Nutrition of Groundnut in a Calcareous Soil
Author(s) -
Singh A. L.,
Chaudhari V.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of agronomy and crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-037X
pISSN - 0931-2250
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-037x.1997.tb00505.x
Subject(s) - calcareous , chlorosis , micronutrient , agronomy , dry matter , nutrient , zinc , manganese , point of delivery , calcareous soils , sulfur , chemistry , yield (engineering) , phosphorus , plant nutrition , biology , botany , metallurgy , materials science , organic chemistry
Field experiments conducted on a calcareous soil have shown that application of elemental sulphur reduced the chlorosis of groundnut leaves and increased the dry matter, nodule biomass, pod, haulms, and oil yields, and concentration of nutrients in leaf tissue and their uptake by groundnut. The application of iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn) further helped in recovering the chlorosis of groundnut and increased the above parameters. On average, application of 20 kg S ha −1 as elemental sulphur (S) increased pod yield by 8.6–9.8% and oil yield by 8.8–15%. However, application of 10, 2, and 4 kg ha −1 of Fe, Zn and Mn, increased pods by 19.5, 13.6, and 11.7% and oil yield by 20.1, 13.9 and 12.2%, respectively.