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Effect of organic manures and micronutrients on seed production of carrot (Daucus carota L.)

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Effect of organic manures and micronutrients
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Submitted   Nov 5, 2022
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Issue    Vol 4 No 1 (2022)
DOI   10.25082/CR.2022.01.005

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Asha Dhaka corresponding author
Department of Horticulture, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303329, India
D.K. Yadav
Department of Horticulture, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303329, India
Pooja Dhaka
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Indore, India
Kaushalya Choudhary
Department of Horticulture, S.K.N. Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303329, India

Abstract

The experiment was conducted during 2021-22 in rabi season. The field study to assess the effects of organic manures and micronutrients on  seed production of carrot (Daucus carota L.) cv. Pusa Rudhira was carried out at Horticulture farm, SKNCOA, Jobner, Rajasthan, India. The study revealed that the application of Poultry manure @ 2.5 t/ha significantly increased the plant height (41.95 cm), Number of shoots per plant (12.71), chlorophyll content (1.11 mg/100g), days to 50% umbel initiation (134.50 days) , number of umbels per plant (17.30), number of seed per umbel (1177.35), diameter of umbel (16.71 cm), seed weight per plant (8.43 g), days to seed maturity (185.27 minimum days) and seed yield per hectare (6.24 q/ha). Similarly, the spray of  ZnSO4 @ 0.5%  to the carrot crop significantly increased the plant height (40.60 cm),  number of shoots per plant (12.49), chlorophyll content (1.07 mg/100g), days to 50% umbel initiation (133.51 days), number of umbels per plant (16.30), number of seed per umbel (1175.30), diameter of umbel (16.10 cm), seed weight per plant (8.39 g), days to seed maturity (184.12 days ) and seed yield per hectare (6.21 q/ha)

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carrot, organic manures, micronutrients, seed production

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Dhaka, A., Yadav, D., Dhaka, P., & Choudhary, K. (2022). Effect of organic manures and micronutrients on seed production of carrot (Daucus carota L.). Chemical Reports, 4(1), 264-267. https://doi.org/10.25082/CR.2022.01.005
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