Soil application of Mg, Zn and Mn: Effects on Growth, Nutrient Content and Soil Fertility Status of Large Cardamom in North East, India


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Authors

  • B. A. Gudade
  • A. B. Aage
  • Subhash Babu
  • Ashutosh Gautam
  • K. Dhanapal
  • S. S. Bora
  • A. B. Remashree
  • Raghavendra Singh
  • Jaibir Tomar

Keywords:

Large cardamom, Mg, Mn, Soil application and Zn

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted at Kabi Research Farm, Indian Cardamom Research Institute, RRS, Spices Board Gangtok, India to find out the role of soil application of Mg, Zn and Mn on growth and nutrition in large cardamom. The experiment laid out in randomized block design, consisted eight treatments viz. ZnSO4 (5 kg/ha), ZnSO4 (10 kg/ha), MnSO4 (10kg/ha), MnSO4 (5 kg/ha), MgSO4 (10 kg/ha), MgSO4 (5 kg/ha), ZnSO4 + MnSO4 + MgSO4 (10 kg/ha) and control. Result showed that among the fertility treatments, soil application of ZnSO4 +MnSO4 +MgSO4 @10kg/ha resulted in maximum number of immature tillers (4.10 and 4.80), mature tillers (4.48 and 4.20) during September, 2014 and March, 2015 and vegetative buds (3.05) of large cardamom. With respect to nutrients status in large cardamom, application ZnSO4 +MnSO4 +MgSO4 @10kg/ha had significantly higher Mg (0.54%), Zn (55.01 ppm) and Mn (493.60) content in leaf over the control. Change in soil fertility status due to treatment application were noticed at the end of experiment, among the different treatments, application of ZnSO4 + MnSO4 + MgSO4 @10 kg/ha proved its superiority over the others and its effect was statistically non-significant on available Fe and B in soil. Soil application of ZnSO4 +MnSO4 +MgSO4 @10kg/ha recorded the significantly higher Mg (49.03ppm), Zn (4.20 ppm) and Mn (20.10 ppm) content in soil.

Author Biographies

  • B. A. Gudade
    Indian Cardamom Research Institute, RRS, Spices Board, Tadong, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim
  • A. B. Aage
    Department of SSAC, Dr. PDKV, Akola-444001, Maharashtra
  • Subhash Babu
    ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region Umiam -793103, Meghalaya
  • Ashutosh Gautam
    Indian Cardamom Research Institute, RRS, Spices Board, Tadong, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim
  • K. Dhanapal
    Indian Cardamom Research Institute, RRS, Spices Board, Tadong, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim
  • S. S. Bora
    Indian Cardamom Research Institute, RRS, Spices Board, Tadong, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim
  • A. B. Remashree
    Indian Cardamom Research Institute, Spices Board, Myladumpara, Idukki- 685553, Kerala
  • Raghavendra Singh
    ICAR, RC, NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Gangtok-737102, Sikkim
  • Jaibir Tomar
    JV Collage, Baraut, Baghpat- 250611, Uttar Pradesh

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Submitted

2018-08-14

Published

2018-08-14

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2018)

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How to Cite

Gudade, B. A., Aage, A. B., Babu, S., Gautam, A., Dhanapal, K., Bora, S. S., Remashree, A. B., Singh, R., & Tomar, J. (2018). Soil application of Mg, Zn and Mn: Effects on Growth, Nutrient Content and Soil Fertility Status of Large Cardamom in North East, India. Indian Journal of Hill Farming, 31(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJHF/article/view/82410