{"title":"Evaluation of genetic diversity in pansy accessions (Viola spp.) using growth and flowering traits","authors":"K. Kaur","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2022.10168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2022.10168","url":null,"abstract":"The breeding programmes of floricultural crops lay prime stress on adding colour variability in the existing pool along with retention of other important vegetative and reproductive traits of the crop. The evaluation of accessions produced in breeding programmes of pansy in the Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during the year 2019-21was conducted with twenty accessions for vegetative and flowering traits. Maximum plant height was recorded in A-12 (37.4 cm), maximum plant spread in A-13 (42.1 cm) and highest number of branches in A-11 (21.6). The accession A-5 took maximum number of days (63.9days) for flowering whereas the minimum number of days for flowering (56.5 days) was taken by accession A-14. Among all the tested accessions, the maximum duration of flowering was recorded in A-5 (96.1 days). Amongst the pansy accessions, A-11 was maximum flower producing (91.1), while A-3 produced the largest flowers (4.8cm) and flower from A-20 had longest stalk (11 cm). Correlation analysis further showed that the number of flowers per plant was affected by plant vegetative traits (plant height,spread and number of branches). Cluster analysis based on morphological data divided the accessions into three groups. These variations might help in classifying pansy for pot cultivation, bedding and exhibition purposes, which could be beneficial for breeders and growers.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84404271","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 sugarcane pressmud with inorganic fertilizers on growth and yield of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.","authors":"S. Bairagi","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2022.10164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2022.10164","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted at Amar Singh PG College, Lakhaoti, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) during 2018-19and 2019-20, to assess the efficacy of sugarcane pressmud on growth, yield and economics of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.). Six different levels of pressmud were evaluated in randomized block design with three replications. The results indicated that turmeric responded significantly to the application of pressmud over control. Application of 20 t pressmud ha-1 along with RDF resulted in the highest plant height (97.4 cm), maximum leaf length (49.4 cm) and leaf breadth (12.9 cm). The highest number of rhizomes per plant (21.5), maximum fresh rhizome weight per plant (310.3 g) and fresh rhizome yield (34.5 t ha-1) were produced with the application of RDF + 20 t pressmud ha-1.The yield increment with RDF + 20 t pressmud ha-1 was 22.7%, over the control (RDF only).The growth, yield attributes and yield of turmeric rhizomes tended to decrease with higher levels of pressmud beyond 20 t pressmud ha-1. The control treatment performed the poorest as against different levels of pressmud application, recording the lowest values for all these characters. Economic assessment of different treatments revealed that the maximum net return (Rs. 4,78,757 ha-1) with the highest B:C ratio (2.95) was obtained with the application of RDF + 20 t pressmud ha-1 as compared to control with a net return of Rs. 3,54,677 ha-1 and B:C ratio of 2.51.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77493223","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":"Breeding bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) for simultaneous improvement in yield, nutritional quality and downy mildew disease tolerance","authors":"Subhashis Kundu","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2022.10157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2022.10157","url":null,"abstract":"Six phenotypically diverse bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) parents were crossed in a full-diallel mating design to determine the extent of heterobeltiosis, mode of gene action and combining ability effects for 17 quantitative traits. Field experiments were carried out at C Block Farm, Kalyani, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, West Bengal in two consecutive seasons in 2019. The predictability ratio indicated the preponderance of non-additive gene action for most of the traits. Based on general combining ability and mean performance, two genitors BCBG-1 and BCBG-11 were identified as potential parents. Based on mean performance, heterosis, and specific combining ability effects, the crosses BCBG-10 × BCBG-14 and BCBG-3 × BCBG-10 were identified as most promising. This investigation also suggested that bitter gourd breeders to include reciprocal crosses in hybridization programs as significant effect was noticed in the present study. Promising hybrids could also be exploited in segregating generations to identify pure lines with desirable traits. Commercially exploitable bitter gourd hybrids tolerant to downy mildew disease could be developed with involvement of a single parent tolerant to this disease. The results also suggested that commercial production of bitter gourd hybrids is a possible way to enhance the productivity, fruit quality and tolerance to downy mildew disease in bitter gourd.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82464987","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":"Response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L) to sulphur under balanced and imbalanced fertilizer application","authors":"V. Singh","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2022.10148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2022.10148","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2015-16 and 2016-17 at Panwari village of Agra district to study the response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to sulphur under balanced and imbalanced fertilizer application. Treatments consisted of application of balanced (NPK) and imbalanced (NP and NK) fertilizer application along with sulphur. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with six treatments and three replications. Results revealed that balanced fertilizers (NPK) application proved superior in respect of growth yield and utilization of nutrients over imbalanced fertilizer application. The application of NPKS (150 kg N + 60 kg P2O5 + 40 kg K2O + 30 kg S ha-1) significantly increased the plant height (95 cm) length of ear (103.cm grain/ear (51.8), ear/m2 (50.8) and test weight (40.4g) compared with other treatments. Significantly higher grain (56.39 q ha-1) and straw (71.15 q ha-1) yield were recorded with NPKS treatment over other treatments. Application of NPKS significantly increased the uptake of nitrogen by wheat crop over other treatments Protein content in grain (13%) and protein yield (733.0 kg ha-1) were also higher with NPKS treatment. The lowest values of all these parameters were recorded under NK treatment. However, NK and NP treatments statistically at par in respect of growth and yield of wheat crop.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86486434","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":"Evaluation of maize based inter cropping system as influenced by planting geometry and weed management practices","authors":"Chongtham Roben Singh","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10135","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted during kharif seasons of 2016 and 2017 at the Research Farm, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre to study of the effect of planting geometry and weed management practices on maize (Zea mays L.) based intercropping system. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with twelve treatments and replicated three times. The results revealed that different planting geometry patterns did not affect the growth and yield attributes at any stage of growth of maize. Growth attributes tended to increase with advancement of growth and maximum values were recorded at 90 DAS. The highest grain and stover yields of maize were recorded as 2.54 t ha-1 and 4.98 t ha-1 from the maize + soybean (2:2) planting geometry. Weed management practices had significant effect over weedy check on plant growth parameters, yield attributes, grain and stover yields except test weight of maize. The highest grain (2.87 t ha-1) and stover yields (5.55 t ha-1) of maize were recorded with two hand weedings at 20 and 40 DAS which was at par with pre-emergence application of pendimethalin @ 1.0 kg a.i.ha-1 + 1 HW at 30 DAS.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"219 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88072658","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":"Growth, yield and zinc accumulation in garlic (Allium sativum L.) as affected by zinc supply on zinc deficient soils","authors":"C. T","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10141","url":null,"abstract":"Zinc deficiency in soils and plants is the worldwide problem causing considerable yield reduction and indirectly affects human health due to its lesser concentration in the crop produces grown on zinc deficient soils. Hence to know the effect of zinc supply on the growth, clove yield and Zn accumulation, four field experiments were conducted with varied levels of zinc sulphate (0, 5, 10, 25, 37.5 and 50 kg ha-1) using garlic variety Ooty 1 as test crop on zinc deficient sandy loam soils during the Rabi season of 2018-19. Soils with deficient zinc availability showed better response to different levels of zinc sulphate and application of recommended NPK along with 10 kg zinc sulphate ha-1 was found sufficient and economical in increasing the clove yield of garlic by 20.6 per cent. The same treatment resulted in higher farm income with the benefit cost ratio of 3.28. Slight yield reduction (5-7%) at all the four farms was observed for the higher levels of zinc sulphate addition (37.5 and 50 kg ha-1). The highest soil Zn availability, zinc accumulation and uptake by garlic crop were obtained with the addition of 50 kg zinc sulphate ha-1. Although there was a higher variability in the garlic crop response to zinc levels at all the farms, zinc sulphate addition at different levels considerably improved the growth and yield of garlic and also increasing the zinc accumulation in cloves and plants on zinc deficient soils.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73389678","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":"Characterization and classification of soils under different land use systems in the upper Brahmaputra valley of Assam","authors":"Ravindra Kumar Rekwar","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2022.10118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2022.10118","url":null,"abstract":"For characterization of soils, soils were collected from Jorhat and a Golaghat district during 2016-2017under different land uses systems i.e. bamboo, sugarcane, tea and rice. Results indicated that surface soils of different land use systems varied from greyish brown (10YR 5/2) to brownish yellow (10YR 6/8).The structure was found predominantly sub-angular blocky and loam to clay loam in texture. The soil soils of all horizons of bamboo, tea plantation and rice were extremely acidic (pH <4.5) except sugarcane horizons (strongly acidic pH 5.0-5.50).Soil cation exchange capacity(CEC) in bamboo, sugarcane, tea plantation and rice varied from 6.20 to 7.29 cmol (p+)/kg, 8.19 to 9.92 cmol (p+)/kg, 5.54 to 6.88 cmol (p+)/kg, and 6.99 to7.58 cmol (p+)/kg, respectively due to variation in clay content. Sugarcane and tea plantation soils showed clay alleviation with more than 1.2 times in sub-surface horizon over surface horizon with low base saturation <35%to place them in the Ultisol and classified as fine-loamy, mixed, hyperthermic family of Typic Hapludults.In bamboo plantation, the soil had cambic horizon with base saturation <35%and classified as coarse loamy, mixed, hyperthermic family of Typic Dystrudepts, whereas, in case of rice soil, the gleyed sub-surface horizon was observed with base saturation <35% and classified as loamy, mixed, hyperthermic, Typic Endoaquepts.The correlation coefficient (r) among physico-chemical of soil properties in profiles under different land use systems in upper Brahmaputra valley of Assam showed organic carbon was positively and significantly correlated with base saturation. The pH showed positive and significant correlation with CEC and clay content","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85273888","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":"Influence of varieties and sowing dates on growth and yield of kharif groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)","authors":"S. Yadav","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10125","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted to study the Influence of varieties and sowing dates on growth and yield of kharif groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) at Anand Agricultue University, Anand, during kharif season of 2019 and 2020. The treatments consisted of three dates of sowing viz; first date of sowing - onset of monsoon, second date of sowing - 10 days after onset of monsoon and third date of sowing - 20 days after onset of monsoon with three varieties viz; GG 20, GJG 34 and TAG 37A. The experiment was replicated four times in randomized block design (factorial). Results showed that first date of sowing (onset of monsoon) proved significantly superior to other dates of sowing in respect of growth and yield characters. Significantly high pod yield (2176 kg ha-1 and 1862 kg ha-1) was recorded during 2019 and 2020 under first date of sowing, respectively which was statistically at par with second date of sowing (1937 kg ha-1 and 1592 kg ha-1) and significantly higher than the third date of sowing (1614 kg ha-1 and 1369 kg ha-1). In case of crop sown at onset of monsoon, rainfall, soil moisture and mean temperature favorable during crop growing period showed significantly higher pod yield. Among the varieties, significantly higher pod yield (2043 and 1701 kg ha-1) was recorded under GG 20 over other varieties GJG 34 and TAG 3A during both the years. Hence, variety GG 20 was the promising ones in terms of growth and yield in middle Gujarat agro climatic zone. On an average, onset of monsoon (early sowing) gave 13.4% higher pod yield than 10 days after onset of monsoon sowing. GG 20 was recorded 6.8 % higher pod yield as compared to the GJG 34.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83366927","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 combined use of potassic fertilizer and gliricidia green leaves on soil fertility, nutrient balance and yield of rainfed cotton in Vertisols","authors":"J. Swain","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10132","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted at research farm of AICRP for Dryland Agriculture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (Maharashtra), to assess the effect of potash management through gliricidia green leaves on soil fertility, nutrient balance and yield of rainfed cotton (Gossypium spp.) in Vertisols during kharif season of 2020. The results revealed that there was significant increase in hydraulic conductivity, organic carbon and available N, P, K of soil and decrease in soil pH, EC and bulk density in the gliricidia incorporated treatments as compared to control. The highest available N (211.1 kg ha-1), P (16.7 kg ha-1) and K (361.5 kg ha-1) was observed with the application of 100 % NP + 10 kg K (inorganic) + 20 kg K through gliricidia which increased by 16, 31.7 and 13.7% respectively over control. Similarly, the nutrient balance after six years of experiment was also higher with the application of 100 % NP + 10 kg K (inorganic) + 20 kg K through gliricidia being 25.4 kg ha-1 for available N, 2.15 kg ha-1 for available P and 39.6 kg ha-1 for available K. There was significant reduction in the bulk density of soil, being lowest (1.40 Mg m-3) in the treatment 100 % NP + 10 kg K (inorganic) + 20 kg K through gliricidia as compared to control. Significant improvement in the seed and stalk yield of cotton was recorded with the application of 100 % NP + 10 kg K (inorganic) + 20 kg K through gliricidia, with increment of 60, 18% and 64, 22% over control and 100% RDF, respectively.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90637216","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":"Augmentation of physiological and quality parameters of taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) Schott) through organic manures","authors":"M. Mahalakshmi","doi":"10.47815/apsr.2021.10142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47815/apsr.2021.10142","url":null,"abstract":"A field experiment was conducted during February -August 2020 at Kollakudi village, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India to find the influences of organic manures on physiological and quality parameters of taro variety Sree Rashmi. The experiment was laid out in the randomized block design with nine treatments replicated thrice. Organic manures opted for the study include vermicompost, farm yard manure, phosphobacteria, neem oil cake applied in basal form, effective microorganisms, panchagavya, seaweed extract wassoil drenched on the day of sowing, 30th and 60thdays after sowing as per the treatment. The total cormel yield/ plant(618.94 g), total cormel yield / plot (24.13 kg), dry matter production (48.45 tha-1), total starch (9.88%), total sugar (1.89%), total folate (24.12 μg/100g) were found to be maximum with RDF+ vermicompost (5t ha-1) + sea weed extract (5ml/ litre) + phosphobacteria (2 kg ha-1) . Among the organic manures, combined application of sea weed extract, vermicompost and phosphobacteria proved to be superior to others in respect of quality and physiological parameters. The minimum values of all these characters were recorded under control.","PeriodicalId":8031,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Plant and Soil Research","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89567808","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}