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Vol. 11, Issue 3 (2022)

Studies on growth and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as influenced by spacing and foliar application of zinc

Author(s):
Gali Haritha, Dr. Rajesh Singh and Thakur Indu
Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2021, at crop research farm of Department of Agronomy at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj in North Eastern plains of Eastern Uttar Pradesh with the objective to study the effect of spacing and foliar application of zinc on growth, yield and economics of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Var. G - 1 under Randomized block design comprising of 9 treatments of which treatments (T1-T9) with different combination of spacing along with zinc which are replicated thrice. The experimental results revealed that 40 cm X 10 cm + ZnSo4 – 0.75% recorded recorded Maximum plant height (125.73 cm), Highest plant dry weight (15.57 gm), number of capsules/plant (54.60), number of seeds/capsule (60.50) and seed yield (1.20 t/ha).
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How to cite this article:
Gali Haritha, Dr. Rajesh Singh, Thakur Indu. Studies on growth and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as influenced by spacing and foliar application of zinc. Pharma Innovation 2022;11(3):2366-2369.

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