Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Jay Nath Patel, Mukesh Kumar, Vivek, Adesh Singh, PK Singh and Yogesh Kumar

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi seasons of 2020-21 and 2021-22, to evaluate the effect of micronutrients and their application modes on soil physical property and availability of different nutrients after harvest of wheat crop [Triticum aestivum (L.)] at the Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (U.P.). The experiment was laid out in factorial RBD design, where four methods of micronutrients application were assigned viz; soil application, seed priming, foliar application and seed priming+ foliar application with three micronutrients namely-zinc, manganese and boron and was replicated thrice. After two year of experiment results showed no significant impact on value of available nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and sulphur, while significantly higher availability of zinc was found in zinc treated plots, manganese founds in manganese treated plots and boron in boron treated plots with soil application. The scrutiny of data showed that the different micronutrients and their application modes had no significant impact on pH, EC and organic carbon of soil. This study demonstrated the importance of application of micronutrients in maintaining micronutrients availability in soil for sustainable crop production of wheat crop.