Abstract
The present experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of foliar spray of mineral nutrients on plant growth, seed yield, and quality attributes in onion cv. Pusa Riddhi at SPU, IARI, New Delhi during rabi 2013–14 and 2014–15. The experiment consisted of 16 treatments comprised of boron, zinc, calcium, and magnesium laid out in a completely randomized block design with two replications. The study revealed that the foliar zinc spray (625 g ha−1) produced higher seed scape height (105.35 cm) along with lower disease incidence (8.50%) than the other treatments. Whereas, higher number of seed scapes plant−1 (11.20) and productive seed scapes plant−1 (8.58) were observed in T10 (500 g ha−1) and combined spray of B + Zn + Ca (T14), respectively. The flowering traits, viz., umbellates umbel−1 (642.45), productive umbellates umbel−1 (579.35), and umbel diameter (7.38cm) were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher in T15 than other treatments. Similarly, higher seed yield and seed quality attributes were also observed in combined application of all minerals treatment (T15).
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc spray gave higher scape height of 105.35 cm than other treatments.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- foliar zinc spray (625 g ha−1)e0
- Outcome
- seed scape heighte0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 105.35 cme0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“foliar zinc spray (625 g ha−1) produced higher seed scape height (105.35 cm) along with lower disease incidence (8.50%) than the other treatments”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc spray gave lower disease incidence of 8.50% than other treatments.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- foliar zinc spray (625 g ha−1)e0
- Outcome
- disease incidencee0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 8.50%e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“foliar zinc spray (625 g ha−1) produced higher seed scape height (105.35 cm) along with lower disease incidence (8.50%) than the other treatments”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
T10 gave a higher number of seed scapes per plant, 11.20.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- T10 (500 g ha−1)e0
- Outcome
- number of seed scapes plant−1e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 11.20e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“higher number of seed scapes plant−1 (11.20) and productive seed scapes plant−1 (8.58) were observed in T10 (500 g ha−1) and combined spray of B + Zn + Ca (T14), respectively”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined B, Zn and Ca spray gave 8.58 productive scapes per plant.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- combined spray of B + Zn + Ca (T14)e0
- Outcome
- productive seed scapes plant−1e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 8.58e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“higher number of seed scapes plant−1 (11.20) and productive seed scapes plant−1 (8.58) were observed in T10 (500 g ha−1) and combined spray of B + Zn + Ca (T14), respectively”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
T15 had significantly more umbellates per umbel, 642.45.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- T15e0
- Outcome
- umbellates umbel−1e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 642.45e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“umbellates umbel−1 (642.45), productive umbellates umbel−1 (579.35), and umbel diameter (7.38cm) were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher in T15 than other treatments”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
T15 had significantly more productive umbellates per umbel, 579.35.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- T15e0
- Outcome
- productive umbellates umbel−1e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 579.35e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“umbellates umbel−1 (642.45), productive umbellates umbel−1 (579.35), and umbel diameter (7.38cm) were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher in T15 than other treatments”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
T15 had a significantly larger umbel diameter, 7.38cm.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- T15e0
- Outcome
- umbel diametere0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 7.38cme0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“umbellates umbel−1 (642.45), productive umbellates umbel−1 (579.35), and umbel diameter (7.38cm) were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher in T15 than other treatments”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined application of all minerals gave higher seed yield and seed quality.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- combined application of all minerals treatment (T15)e0
- Outcome
- seed yield and seed quality attributese0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“higher seed yield and seed quality attributes were also observed in combined application of all minerals treatment (T15)”
t0“onion”
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