Open AccessFoliage applied Selenium Improved the Productivity and Quality of White Mustard under Arid Climate
Author(s) -
Sher Sultan,
Muhammad Suleman,
Muhammad Kashif,
Muhammad Usman Ali,
Amjad Ali,
Muhammad Sharif,
Ahmad Sher
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of arable crops and marketing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-8109
pISSN - 2709-8095
DOI - 10.33687/jacm.002.01.3189
Subject(s) - productivity , agriculture , yield (engineering) , arid , agricultural economics , environmental science , white (mutation) , agronomy , agricultural science , toxicology , geography , biology , economics , ecology , materials science , macroeconomics , metallurgy , biochemistry , gene
Oilseeds crops have a strong bearing on national economy as they constitute about 5 percent of total imports and 50% of agricultural imports. Productivity enhancement of oilseeds, therefore, is of vital importance. Our national consumption of edible oils is around 1.95 million tones, of which about 70% is met through imports. Due to these reasons it is very necessary to enhance the area as well as productivity of oil seed crops. Therefore; a study was carried out to evaluate the productivity and quality of white mustard by exogenous application of selenium under arid climate of Thal at Agronomic Research Area, BZU, Bahadur Sub-Campus Hafizabad Layyah Pakistan, during the year 2016. This experiment was conducted using the RCBD with split plot arrangements. The results revealed that the plant height, stem diameter, 1000-seed weight, seed and biological yield were significantly improved by selenium at Thal region.