Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Chavan NS, Adsul PB, Kadam DM, Lingayat NR and Jaybhaye BB

Abstract:
The present investigation entitled “Effect of iron and zinc on soil properties, nutrient uptake and yield of soybean (Glycine max L.) in Inceptisol” during Kharif season of year, 2021-2022 at Research farm Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Latur. The experiment was laidout in RBD with three replications and recommended variety of soybean MAUS-158 as a test crop along with nine treatments. The results in nutshell indicated that the growth, yield, quality, nutrient availability, nutrient uptake and soil nutrient balance were significantly influenced by application of iron and zinc with RDF of soybean. The growth parameters viz., plant height, number of leaves plant^-1, leaf area, dry matter content, chlorophyll – a, chlorophyll – b and total chlorophyll content, number of nodules, fresh weight of nodules plant^-1 and dry weight of nodules plant^-1 significantly increased with application of RDF + 25 kg ha^-1 FeSO₄ + 25 kg ha^-1 ZnSO₄ and was found at par with treatment T9 (RDF+ Grade II micronutrients formulation @ 0.5% Foliar spray at 30 and 45 DAS) and treatment T4 (RDF + 0.5% each Foliar spray of FeSO₄ and ZnSO₄ at 30 and 45 DAS).