Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Jaydeep Singh Rajput, AK Thakur and Anjali Dongre

Abstract:
An experiment was carried out in the Entisols of the New Upland Research cum Instructional Farm, Lamker, under the S.G. College of Agriculture and Research Station in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India, during the Kharif season of 2021. 12 treatments were included in the trial which was set up using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 replications. The results of the experiment showed that, out of all the treatments, treatment T₁₂ (75 percent RDF + Seed treatment with nano fertilizer + Foliar spray of nano fertilizer at active tillering stage and 7 to 10 days before flowering) recorded significantly higher dry matter of shoot plant^-1, leaf area index, crop growth rate and yield. However, Nano fertilizer had significant effect on different growth indices viz., relative growth rate and net assimilation rate.