Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Sapana Ingle and Katkar RN

Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted to study effect of phasing and levels of Zinc application on yield of cotton and Soybean and soil fertility status during kharif season 2017-18 and 2018-19 at Research Farm, All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Micro and Secondary Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The experiment was laid in a Factorial randomized block design with two factors viz, Factor A as phasing of zinc application and factor B as levels of Zinc application. The significantly highest seed cotton yield (11.03 q ha^-1) and stalk yield (20.22 q ha^-1) were recorded with application of zinc @ 7.5 kg ha^-1 in alternate year while, the significantly highest seed yield (27.70q ha^-1) and straw yield (39.43 q ha^-1) were recorded with application of zinc @ 7.5 kg ha^-1 in alternate year. Alternate year application of zinc recorded highest grain and straw yield followed by zinc application in every year and first year.