Vol. 7, Issue 7 (2018)

Author(s):
Pushpanjali Pankaj, Bhupendra Singh Rana, Bhupendra Kumar and S Saravanan

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at Vegetable Research Field, Central Orcherd, Department of Horticulture, Allahabad School of Agriculture, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences Allahabad (U. P.) India to find out the effect of different micronutrient on vegetative growth of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) cv. Green Magic during rabi season (17 September to 25 January) 2015-16. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 10 treatments and each replicated thrice. There were four treatment B, Mo, Mn and Zn micronutrients which applied @ of (3:0.5:2:2.5 kg/ha) in plot single and combination during season. The maximum plant height was found in T5 (B + Mn + Zn) with 14.80 cm, 36.06 cm followed by T7 (B + Mo + Mn +Zn) with 13.70 cm T6 (Mo + Mn) with 34.82 cm, at 20 DAT, 40 DAT respectively as compare to control. At 60 DAT the maximum plant height was significantly recorded in T5 (B + Mn + Zn) with 52.23 cm. followed by T7 (B + Mo + Mn + Zn) with 49.89. The maximum number of leaves were found in T5 (B + Mn +Zn) with 7.83/plant, 13.25 /plant and 26.06/plant followed by T8 (B +Zn) with 6.83/plant, T6 (Mo +Mn) with 13.25 /plant and T9 (Zn) with 23.09/plant at 20 DAT, 40 DAT and 60 DAT, respectively as compare to control. The maximum plant spread was found in T5 (B + Mn + Zn) 14.98 cm, 36.20 cm and 55.25 cm followed by T6 (Mo +Mn) with 14.25 cm, T9 (Zn) with 34.15 cm, T9 (Zn) with 50.03 cm at 20 DAT, 40 DAT and 60 DAT respectively as compare to control during the crop season.