Effect of Foliar Application of Micro nutrients on Growth and Yield of Black cumin (Nigella sativa L.)

Abstract

An field study was conducted at department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic crops, College of
Horticulture, RVSKVV, Mandsaur, (M.P.) during the Rabi season 2020-21 in simple Randomized Block Design with
replicated three times. Result revealed that the treatment T - (FeSO + MnSO + ZnO @2g each) showed early8 4 4
flowering (69.17), maturity (122.67), plant height (12.07, 35.57, 54.43 and 54.50 cm), number of branches (3.93, 7.53,
8.73 and 8.73plant ), fresh weight (3.62, 31.67, 48.77 and 42.43 g plant ), dry weight (0.41, 6.20, 12.96 and 15.13 g
plant ) at 40, 80, 120 days after sowing and at harvest respectively but at same weather condition and other edaphic
factor the minimum data were recorded in T -(control). Moreover, the highest number of capsule (26.01) number of1
seeds (71.01), seed yield (7.81 q ha ), biological yield (21.27), test weight (2.24), harvest index (36.95) were observed
under the same treatment as compared to untreated control. The highest net returns (? 99600) and benefit: cost ratio
(2.43:1) was also recorded in T - (FeSO + MnSO + ZnO @2g each) over T -(control).