{"title":"Formulation of targeted yield equations for cucumber (Cucumis sativus) under rice-vegetable cropping system in Inceptisols","authors":"J. Jena","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10199","url":null,"abstract":"Three fertility gradient stripes were created in Inceptisols of Odisha by applying no fertilizer, recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) and double of the RDF and rice was grown during kharif, 2018 in the Central Research Farm of OUAT, Bhubaneswar. These three stripes were subdivided into 24 sub-plots and cucumber was grown with different graded doses of fertilizers and manures during rabi, 2018-19. Initial soil nutrient status, nutrient uptake, nutrient requirement, soil efficiency, fertilizer efficiency, organic matter efficiency and yield data were recorded. The highest cucumber yield (118.2 q ha-1) was obtained with 70 kg N, 40 kg P2O5 and 100 K2O ha-1. Fertilizer prescription equations were derived for targeted yield of cucumber in Inceptisols of Odisha. Nutrient requirement for producing of one quintal of cucumber yield on this technique is 0.44, 0.15, and 0.63 kg N, P2O5 and K2O. This enables the farmers to make the most efficient and profitable use of the costly inputs in farming.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88982940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Variability and association studies for yield and quality characters among bacterial wilt tolerant advanced breeding lines of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)","authors":"","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10190","url":null,"abstract":"Forty-three bell pepper genotypes collected from indigenous and exotic sources were evaluated during summer-rainy season, 2018 at Palampur to estimate genetic parameters of variability, heritability, genetic advance and correlation coefficient for yield and quality characters. Results revealed that significant variations were found among genotypes, indicating that yield and quality traits have enough variations. For all the traits studied, recorded values of phenotypic coefficients of variation (PCV) were greater than genotypic coefficients of variation (GCV). GCV was shown to be highest for marketable fruit yield per plant followed by capsanthin content and heritability was observed to be highest for capsanthin content followed by vitamin C. The three characters viz., marketable fruit yield per plant, capsanthin content, and vitamin C have shown high heritability coupled with high genetic advance as a percentage of mean suggesting the predominance of additive genetic control. High heritability coupled with moderate genetic advance was observed in pericarp thickness and TSS indicated the role of slightly additive gene action. Although TSS had a significant negative correlation with Vitamin C, the capsanthin content showed a positive correlation. Vitamin C and capsanthin content had a strong positive correlation with pericarp thickness; however, TSS had a significant negative correlation. There was no significant association between any of the quality parameters and marketable fruit yield per plant indicating that these traits can be improved independently.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79068538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Yield, grain quality and soil microbial activity as influenced by phosphorus management in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under acidic Alfisols","authors":"M. Prusty","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10177","url":null,"abstract":"Field experiment was carried out during 2018 and 2019 in a rice-green gram cropping system to study the effect of phosphorus (P) management in kharif rice under acidic Alfisols of Odisha, India. The experiment was conducted in split-plot design with three replications. Four main plots viz., P1-100% of soil test dose (STD) for P as basal to rice, P2- 100% of STD for P to both the crops, P3-50 % of STD for P to rice and 100% of STD for P to green gram, P4 -100% of STD for P to both the crops applied to green gram were allotted to the main plots and three rice varieties viz., V1-Mandakini, V2-Lalat and V3- Pratikhya were considered in the sub plots. Application of 100% STD for P to both the crops (P2) resulted in the highest grain and straw yield (3981 and 4715 kg ha-1, respectively). Rice variety Pratikshya maturing in 145 days produced the highest grain and straw yields of 3808 and 4399 kg ha-1, respectively. The grain quality parameters of rice like protein content (6.75 %), amylose content (20.36 %) and alkali value (4.60) were found highest in P2 which was significantly different from other P management practices. Rice variety Pratikshya produced a better quality grain like protein (6.63 %), amylose (20.28 %) and alkali value (4.56). Significantly highest total chlorophyll content (4.61 mg g-1 fresh leaves) was also observed with P2 among the P management practices and a value of 4.46 mg g-1 fresh leaves chlorophyll content was recorded in rice variety Pratikhya. Microbial biomass carbon increased up to 30 days after transplanting (DAT) and decreased thereafter up to 45 DAT irrespective of phosphorus doses and rice varieties. The soil dehydrogenase activity was increased due to application of different doses of phosphorus and rice variety irrespective of growth stages. P uptake by rice was estimated highest with P2 (100% of STD for P to both the crops) and cv. Pratikhya responded better among the varieties.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81230189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combining ability studies for physiological and yield traits in maize (Zeamays L.) across three environments","authors":"G. Synrem","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10189","url":null,"abstract":"The present study was conducted to assess the general combining ability effects of parents and specific combining ability effects of crosses for yield and yield contributing traits in maize hybrid development. Combining ability studies were conducted in10 X 10 half diallel fashion at Prayagraj to determine GCA and SCA effects of parents and single crosses respectively. The economic heterosis (hc) revealed that the hybrids CM- 124 x LM-13, HKI-193-2 x CM 129, DMR-QPM-28 x CM- 124, HKI-193-2 x POP 445 and CML 41 x POP 445 showed positive significant results across the three environments E1, E2 and E3. The combining ability study indicated that the parents, HKI-193-2 (P10)LM 13(P6) and line CM 129 (P5) can be considered as good general combiners and genetically worthy parents, as they contributed favourable genes for grain yield. The parent CML- 41 (P9) was a good general combiner for the trait chlorophyll content in all three environments, while the parent LM 13 (P6) was a good source for favourable alleles for leaf area index since they had significant positive gca effects.The parents HKI-193-2 (P10)LM 13(P6)can be considered as good general combiners for protein content.The pooled analysis of variance over three environments revealed the mean sum of squares due to genotypes was significant for the characters studied. The hybrid CM- 124 x LM-13 showed good specific combining ability effects for grain yield,days to 50 % tasseling, days to 50 % silking, days to 50% maturity, 100 seed weight, chlorophyll content, leaf relative water content, leaf area index, leaf area ratio and protein content.The hybrid HKI-193-2 x CM 129 showed good specific combining ability effects for grain yield, days to 50% maturity, one hundred seed weight, leaf area index, leaf area ratio and starch content.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81984442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of herbal kunapajala, traditional liquid manure, on germination and seedling vigour of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)","authors":"R. Halder","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10202","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that seed invigoration with 10% herbal kunapajala was the most effective method over no priming and hydropriming to improve seedling vigour parameters of chickpea. However, hydropriming and 10% herbal kunapajala priming seems to enhance germination and enzymatic activity significantly over no priming.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86566439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long term effect of STCR-based targeted yield application of fertilizers on productivity, profitability and nutrient uptake by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in an acid Alfisol","authors":"Deeksha Choudhary","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10178","url":null,"abstract":"The present investigation was conducted during therabi season of 2017-18 at the research farm of CSK HPKV, Palampur (Himachal Pradesh). The effect of target yield based fertilizer application on productivity, profitability, and nutrient uptake by wheat were evaluated in a randomized block design with eight treatments. The results revealed that the continuous cropping for 10 years along with STCR based fertilizer application in target yield 35 q ha-1 + 5 t FYM ha-1 recorded the highest grain yield (34.9 q ha-1) followed by target 35 q ha-1 (31.6 q ha-1).The highest protein content (12.6 %) and protein yield (441.4 Kg ha-1) of wheat grains were observed with target yield of 35 q ha-1 + 5 t FYM ha-1. Further, the maximum net profit of Rs.61401 ha-1 with a B: C ratio of 3.29 was obtained under target yield 35 q ha-1. A significant increase in N, P, and K uptake by wheat grain and straw was observed in STCR based target yield plots as compared to soil test based, general recommended dose, farmers’ practice, and control. The available N, P, and K content in post-harvest soil were reduced in the control over their initial values. The higher values of available N (305 kg ha-1), P (70 Kg ha-1) and K (290 kg ha-1) were recorded with target yield of 35 q ha-1 + 5 t FYM ha-1.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90408734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Standardization of pruning season and application of growth substance for yield maximization of nerium (N. oleander l.) cv pink single","authors":"V. A.","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10193","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was carried out to standardize pruning season (January 2019 and September 2020) and growth substance for quality yield in Nerium (Nerium oleander L.) pink single cultivar. There were five treatments viz., GA3 @ 150ppm, CCC @ 800ppm, MH @ 750 ppm, Ethrel @ 2000 ppm Alar 1500 ppm, and water spray as control along with three-year-old plants were pruned, season 1 - January and season 2 - September has done with 90cm height, laid out in RBD with three replication. The season of January pruning and GA3 @ 150 ppm (T1) foliar application registered significantly highest plant height (173.5 cm), number of primary branches per plant (42.20 ), number of leaves per plant (1233.2), leaf area (32.74 cm2 ), leaf area index (1.93 cm), fresh weight of plants (2975.5 g plant-1) and dry matter production (434.1 g plant-1). The highest yield attributes of flowers per plant (1672.8), flower diameter (4.83 cm), single flower weight (0.49 g), duration of flowering (223.22 days), flower yield per plant (0.82 kg), flower yield per plot (7.19 kg) and flower yield ha-1 (7.98 tonnes) were recorded in the treatment of January pruning along with an application of A3 @ 150 ppm (T1). It was followed by September pruning and CCC @ 800 ppm (T7). The result revealed that the season of pruning in January with the growth substance of GA3 application increased the growth and yield of Nerium (Nerium oleander L.) pink single cultivar.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82868640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of straw mulching and irrigation on physiological activities, yield of maize (Zea mays L.) and soil physical properties under available soil moisture depletion conditions in Mollisols","authors":"M. Bhatt","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10176","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted during winter season of 2016-17 and 2017-18 to evaluate the effect of residue mulch and irrigation on the physiological response and yield of maize and soil physical properties at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. The experiment was laid-out in split-plot design which includes three irrigation scheduling in main plots and four residue mulch practices in sub plots. Soil temperature at 15 cm enhanced by 0.6-9.8 0C under mulch and by 0.7-1.2 0C with irrigation at 20% DASM over other irrigation levels. Mulch significantly decreased bulk density by 1.43-3.59% while increased saturated hydraulic conductivity by 3.8-41.0% and mean weight diameter by 6.0-20.0%. Irrigation at less depletion of available soil moisture favoured soil physical properties. Mulch and increase in irrigation frequency tended to increase in relative water content and transpiration rate while decreased leaf diffusive resistance. No noticeable differences in leaf temperature were observed under mulch and irrigation. Green gram straw mulch and irrigation given at 20% DASM produced 2.6-14.2 % and 1.3-9.2% higher grain yield, respectively. Combined application of green gram straw mulch @ 5 t ha-1 along with irrigation at 20% DASM was found most beneficial for maintaining favourable soil environment and can be recommended for obtaining higher maize yield in Mollisols","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89774707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of cogenerated bagasse ash on microbial population and enzyme activities in sugarcane grown soil","authors":"M. Annapurna","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10183","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted during 2016-18 on an Inceptisol of Rahuri, Maharashtra to study the effect of cogenerated bagasse ash on microbial population and enzyme activities in preseasonal sugarcane (Sachharum officinarum) var. CoM 0265. The results indicated that the treatments which received 150 % RDK through cogenerated bagasse ash recorded the higher total bacteria (44.11, 45.89 and 32.78 cfu x 106 g-1 soil), fungi (17.78, 18.89 and 15.89 cfu x 105 g-1 soil) and actinomycetes (18.33, 19.22 and 15.78 cfu x 105 g-1 soil) count at earthing up, grand growth and harvest stage of preseasonal sugarcane, respectively. On the other hand, the highest dehydrogenase (13.38, 14.03 and 7.92 µg TPFg-1 soil h-1), urease (49.35, 51.68 and 38.15 µg NH4-N g-1 soil h-1), acid phosphatase (17.92, 18.85 and 13.23 µg PNP g-1 soil h-1) and alkaline phosphatase (64.81, 65.94 and 39.07 µg PNP g-1 soil h-1) enzyme activity in soil were also recorded in T9 (150 % RDK through cogenerated bagasse ash) at earthing up, grand growth and harvest stage of preseasonal sugarcane, respectively. The results of the present study revealed that the microbial population and enzymatic activities of the soil were increased at initial stages and thereafter, progressively decreased with crop growth stages by the application of cogenerated bagasse ash. Application of 150 % RDK through CBA (6.62 t ha-1) along with recommended dose of nitrogen and phosphorous (340 and 170 kg ha-1) through inorganic fertilizers and 20 t ha-1 FYM has improved the microbial population as well as enzymatic activities in sugarcane grown soil.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"127 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76469821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of GreenSeeker based nitrogen management and its interaction with water on growth and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) under conservation agriculture","authors":"Surinder Kumar","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10200","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2019 at research farm of ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, to study the effect of GreenSeeker(GS) based nitrogen management and its interaction with water on growth and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) var. PMH-1 under conservation agriculture. The experiment was laid out in split-split plot design withtwo crop establishment techniques (CET) viz. conservation agriculture (CA) and conventional tillage (CT) in main plots three irrigation regime (IR) in sub-plotsirrigation at critical growth stages, irrigation at 25% depletion of available soil moisture (DASM) and irrigation at 50% DASM, and four levels of nitrogen (N) in sub-sub plots; no-N applied, 33% N as basal, 33% N at knee high stage and 34% N at silking stage, 50% basal + rest N as guided by Green Seeker (GS) and 75% as basal + rest N as guided by GS. The results showed that GS based N application outperformed over farmers fertilizer practices in terms of growth and productivity, and its interactionalso significantly differed with irrigation scheduling. The maximum value of grain yield (6.9 tha-1), plant height at tasseling (173 cm) and harvest (235 cm), leaf area index at knee high stage (2.11) and silking (4.10), crop growth rate (8.4 and 9.2 gm-2day-1) at 0-30 and 30-60 days after sowing, respectively and NDVI (0.748), were recorded under75% as basal + rest N as guided by GS, over other practices and interaction effect with irrigation at 25% depletion of available soil moisture.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75590921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}