Effect of Phosphorus and Micronutrients on Yield and Economics of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Diddikati Kiran Kumar
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Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Umesha C.
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
M. V. Vamsi Krishna
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The field experiment was carried out during Khairf 2022 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P), to study the “effect of phosphorus and micronutrients on yield and economics of rice (Oryza sativa L.)”. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments including control each replicated thrice. Significantly higher grain yield (6.20 t/ha) and straw yield (8.37 t/ha) were recorded in treatment 9 with application of Phosphorus 60 kg/ha + Zinc 5 kg/ha + Boron 2 kg/ha. Higher gross returns (1,34,890.00 INR/ha), net return (88,765,20 INR/ha) and benefit cost ratio (1.92) were obtained in the treatment of Phosphorus 60 kg/ha + Zinc 5 kg/ha + Boron 2 kg/ha.
Keywords: Boron, economics, phosphorus, yield, zinc