Effect of sulfur application and foliar spraying with zinc and boron on yield, yield components, and seed quality of peanut (arachis hypogaea l.)

EL-Kader, A. and Mona, G. (2013) Effect of sulfur application and foliar spraying with zinc and boron on yield, yield components, and seed quality of peanut (arachis hypogaea l.). Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 9 (4). pp. 127-135.

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Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during the summer seasons of 2011 and 2012 on peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) cv. (Giza 6) grown in a sandy soil at a farm at El-Quassasin region, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt, to study the effect of sulfur (S) application at rate of 200kg/fed, foliar spraying with Zn, B and their combinations on yield and its components as well as seed quality and some chemical contents of seeds. The experiment was designed in complete randomized blocks with three replicates. Results indicated that, application of sulfur (S) and foliar spraying with micronutrient (Zn and B) together had the significant effect on peanut seed yield and its attributes as well as seed quality. Their highest values were obtained when plants treated with sulfur (S) combined with foliar spraying with (Zn + B). Meanwhile, the highest amount of nutrient contents were obtained with 200 kg S/fed. combined with foliar spraying with 3.33g (ZnSO4 7H2O) /L/plot, (2.7 kg Zn SO4/ fed) and 0.83 g (Na2B4O7- 10H2O) /L/plot (0.7 kg borax /fed)), for Zn and B respectively. Application of different treatments had the significant effect on available N, P, K and S in soil. The highest values of available N, P, K and S were observed with the combined treatment of (S +Zn + B). The highest values of available Zn and B were obtained due to the application of sulfur(S)

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Sandy soil, Sulfur (S), Foliar spraying with Zn and B, Peanut yield and quality
Author Affiliation: Soil, Water and Environment Res. Inst. Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt.
Subjects: Soil Science and Microbiology
Crop Improvement
Divisions: Groundnut
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2013 09:19
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2013 09:19
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12255

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