Abstract
Sesame cultivars perform differently in various environments comprising specific locations and years. Micronutrient fertilizers increase crop yields and can enhance resistance to environmental hazards and contribute to potential yield. For assessing the effect of environment and micronutrients, field experiments were carried out at three different locations (BARI, URF and NARC) of Pothwar region, Pakistan, in two succeeding years (2014, 2015). Four sesame cultivars and three micronutrients (Zn, B and Mn) with a control treatment were used in RCB design with a split-plot procedure and four replications. The results showed significant differences in the main effects of all tested factors (cultivars, micronutrients, locations and years). Maximum mean values of plant height, capsules plant−1, biomass yield and seed yield were recorded for SG-30, while TH-6 was the lowest for these parameters. Maximum mean values of capsule length, capsule weight, seeds capsules−1 and the weight of 1000 seeds were recorded for TH-6 but vice versa for SG-30. Maximum capsule length and seeds capsule−1 were observed at NARC, while other growth and yield attributes were maximum at BARI and URF, including biomass yield and seed yield. The interactive effect of cultivar × location × year was highly significant for all growth and yield traits except capsule length. Sesame cultivars revealed a differential response for all traits at three locations during both years. Application of micronutrients significantly augmented all growth and yield features of sesame. Micronutrient fertilizers (i.e., ZnSO4 at 10 kg ha−1, borax at 10 kg ha−1 and MnSO4 at 5 kg ha−1) would increase yield and yield-attributing traits in low- or medium-precipitation areas where suitable cultivars have been designated.
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Claim · model-written summary
SG-30 had the maximum plant height, capsule count, biomass yield and seed yield, whereas TH-6 had the lowest.
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e0“Maximum mean values of plant height, capsules plant−1, biomass yield and seed yield were recorded for SG-30, while TH-6 was the lowest for these parameters.”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
TH-6 had the maximum capsule length, capsule weight, seeds per capsule and 1000-seed weight, with SG-30 at the opposite extreme.
Verbatim
e0“Maximum mean values of capsule length, capsule weight, seeds capsules−1 and the weight of 1000 seeds were recorded for TH-6 but vice versa for SG-30.”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
NARC had maximum capsule length and seeds per capsule.
- Taxon
- sesame
Sesamum indicume0t0 - Outcome
- capsule length and seeds capsule−1e0
- Direction
- Maximume0
- Setting
- NARCe0
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Verbatim
e0“Maximum capsule length and seeds capsule−1 were observed at NARC”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
Other growth and yield traits, including biomass and seed yield, were maximum at BARI and URF.
- Taxon
- sesameSesamum indicume0t0
- Outcome
- biomass yield and seed yielde0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Setting
- BARI and URFe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“other growth and yield attributes were maximum at BARI and URF, including biomass yield and seed yield”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
Cultivar, location and year interacted significantly for all growth and yield traits except capsule length.
- Taxon
- sesameSesamum indicume0t0
- Outcome
- growth and yield traits except capsule lengthe0
- Qualifier
- cultivar × location × yeare0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The interactive effect of cultivar × location × year was highly significant for all growth and yield traits except capsule length.”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
Micronutrient application significantly increased sesame growth and yield features.
- Taxon
- sesameSesamum indicume0t0
- Treatment
- micronutrientse0
- Outcome
- growth and yield featurese0
- Direction
- augmentede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Application of micronutrients significantly augmented all growth and yield features of sesame.”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend micronutrient fertilizers in low or medium precipitation areas with suitable cultivars to improve yield traits.
- Treatment
- Micronutrient fertilizers (i.e., ZnSO4 at 10 kg ha−1, borax at 10 kg ha−1 and MnSO4 at 5 kg ha−1)e0
- Outcome
- yield and yield-attributing traitse0
- Setting
- low- or medium-precipitation arease0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Micronutrient fertilizers (i.e., ZnSO4 at 10 kg ha−1, borax at 10 kg ha−1 and MnSO4 at 5 kg ha−1) would increase yield and yield-attributing traits in low- or medium-precipitation areas where suitable cultivars have been designated.”
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