EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF MICRONUTRIENTS (Zn & B) ON VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) VARIETY LANGRA
Abstract
An experiment was conducted at Post Graduate Research Station (PARS), University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan to investigate the effect of micronutrients i.e. (B & Zn.) on vegetative and reproductive growth of mango ( Mangifera indica L.) variety Langra. The maximum flushes (686) were emerged in the plants treated with treatment (T1) 0.8% H3BO3 as compared to control (572). Whereas the maximum panicles (433) were emerged in the plants treated with (T4) 1% H3BO3 & 1.2% ZnSO4 as compared to control (305) and T1 (362) respectively. The analysis showed that maximum yield/plant (52.60 kg) was recorded in the treatment T1 as compared to control (40-57 kg).
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M. F. Ferdosi
University of the Punjab
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. Farooq
University of Agriculture
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Ferdosi M.F., Farooq A. EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF MICRONUTRIENTS (Zn & B) ON VEGETATIVE AND REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH OF MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) VARIETY LANGRA. Plant Biology and Horticulture: theory, innovation. 2017;(144 (1)):91-98. (In Russ.)
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