Vol. 11, Issue 11 (2022)

The field experiment entitled “Growth and yield of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica) as influenced by different micronutrients under open field conditions” was carried out at the Campus for Research and Advanced Studies, G.S.S.D.G.S. Khalsa College, Patiala during the rabi season of 2021-2022. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design comprising of ten treatments and three replications. The results revealed that different treatments of micronutrients recorded significantly superior in growth and yield characters. All the growth parameters like plant height at harvest (49.65 cm), No. of leaves plant^-1 (21.16 cm), leaf length at harvest (36.48 cm), leaf breadth at harvest (25.51 cm), and plant spread (58.77 cm) were significantly maximum in treatment T₇ (Manganese 2 kg ha^-1 + Molybdenum 0.5 kg ha^-1 + Boron 1.5 kg ha-1 + Zinc 2.5 kg ha^-1) and yield parameters such as curd length (19.97 cm), curd diameter (17.33 cm), curd weight (318.24 g), and curd yield (153.15 q ha^-1) were maximum in T₇ (2 kg ha^-1 Manganese + 0.5 kg ha^-1 Molybdenum + 1.5 Kg ha^-1 Boron + 2.5 kg ha^-1 Zinc). The economics parameters like gross return and net return was higher in treatment T₇ (Manganese 2 kg ha^-1 + Molybdenum 0.5 kg ha^-1 + Boron 1.5 kg ha^-1 + Zinc 2.5 kg ha^-1) while the benefit cost ratio (2.70) was highest in treatment T₇ (Manganese 2 kg ha^-1 + Molybdenum 0.5 kg ha^-1 + Boron 1.5 kg ha^-1 + Zinc 2.5 kg ha^-1).