ZINC FORTIFICATION OF FODDER OAT WITH DIFFERENT METHODS OF APPLICATION
| dc.contributor.advisor | Nanda, Gangadhar | |
| dc.contributor.author | MANSINGH, BARSHA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-24T12:13:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-06-24T12:13:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | To investigate the impact of zinc fortification on fodder oat, a field experiment was conducted in Rabi season of 2022-23 at the Cattle farm, “Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar”. The research was carried out using randomized block design with twelve treatments and three replications. Treatments taken were control (T1), soil application of 5, 7.5 and 10 kg Zn/ha (T2-T4), spray of 0.5% ZnSO4 solution at 50 and 70 DAS (T5), soil application of 5,7.5 and 10 kg Zn/ha + foliar spray of ZnSO4 @ 0.5% at 50 and 70 DAS (T6-T8), spray of EDTA-Zn @0.5% at 50 and 70 DAS (T9) and soil application of 5, 7.5 and 10 kg Zn/ha along with foliar spray of 0.5% EDTA-Zn at 50 and 70 DAS (T10-T12). The result of the experiment revealed that Zn application had substantial effect on growth and yield parameters. Treatment involving application of Zn at 10 kg/ha to the soil with two foliar sprays of 0.5% ZnSO4 each at 50 and 70 DAS (T8) recorded highest values in all the growth attributing characters that were recorded during growth stages i.e. 30 DAS, 60 DAS as well as at harvest. Also, the highest green and dry fodder yield (38.92 and 9.81 t/ha, respectively) and production efficiency in terms of both GFY and DFY was noted in T8. The highest N, P, K (155.84, 15.74, 147.1 kg/ha) and Zn (448.4 g/ha) uptake was noticed while applying Zn to the soil at 10 kg/ha with two sprays of 0.5% ZnSO4 solution to the foliage each at 50 and 70 DAS (T8) whereas, N and Zn content had significant effect among the treatments but non-significant effect among the treatments was noticed for P and K content. Applying 10 kg Zn/ha to the soil coupled with two sprays of 0.5% ZnSO4 solution to the foliage at 50 and 70 DAS (T8) gave the highest crude protein yield (0.97 t/ha) and content (9.91%). Among treatments, applying 10 kg Zn/ha to the soil coupled with two sprays of 0.5% ZnSO4 solution to the foliage at 50 and 70 DAS (T8) achieved the highest gross returns (`77833/ ha), net returns (`36101/ ha) but the highest B:C ratio (1.90) was found by applying 5.0 kg Zn/ha to the soil coupled with two sprays of 0.5% ZnSO4 solution to the foliage at 50 and 70 DAS (T6). From the experiment it was clarified that zinc fortification significantly influences the growth attributes, yield, nutrient content and uptake, quality parameters and economics of fodders oat. Both the soil and foliar application had the positive impact on the above parameters and it was clear that soil application of Zn at 10 kg/ha with two sprays of ZnSO4 at 0.5% to foliage each at 50 and 70 DAS (T8) was the best treatment. | |
| dc.identifier.other | M/AGRO/289/2021-22 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810210796 | |
| dc.keywords | Zinc fortification | |
| dc.keywords | fodder oat | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.pages | 117 + i-x(Bibliography) and I-IV (Appendices) | |
| dc.publisher | RPCAU, Pusa | |
| dc.sub | Agronomy | |
| dc.theme | Zinc fortification of fodder oat with different methods of application | |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | |
| dc.title | ZINC FORTIFICATION OF FODDER OAT WITH DIFFERENT METHODS OF APPLICATION | |
| dc.type | Thesis |