Abstract
Micronutrients, particularly Zinc (Zn), play a vital role in the growth and development of plants due to its catalytic effect on many metabolic processes. However, the varietal responses to growth and yield vary significantly. A screening experiment was conducted to know the growth and yield response of six capsicum hybrids viz., Indra, Priyanka, Inspiration, Massilia, Bachata and Local green with two levels of ZnSO4 (with and without ZnSO4) as basal soil application. The growth and yield attributes at harvest stage was recorded. The dry matter production (DMP) and fresh fruit yield was also noted for all the six hybrids. Results revealed that, Zn fertilisation significantly improved the plant height, root growth, fruit development as well as fresh fruits yield. Higher plant height (83 cm), root length (37 cm), root volume (13 cc), fruit numbers, fruit weight (15 and 133g), fruit length, girth, pericarp thickness (9.17, 8.25 and 0.67 cm), DMP (65.0 g pot-1) as well as fresh fruit yield (4.70 kg pot-1) were observed with Indra followed by Inspiration and Bachata. Lesser response for the Zn application was noticed with the local green hybrid for various growth and yield traits. Indra was found to be highly responsive to Zn fertilisation while Inspiration, Bachata, Massilia, and Priyanka were medium responsive and local green hybrid was observed to be less responsive to Zn fertilisation.
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Zn fertilisation significantly improved plant height, root growth, fruit development and fresh fruit yield.
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- Zn fertilisatione0
- Outcome
- plant height, root growth, fruit development as well as fresh fruits yielde0
- Direction
- improvede0
CapsicumNot reportedComparator
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t0“Capsicum Hybrids”
e0“Zn fertilisation significantly improved the plant height, root growth, fruit development as well as fresh fruits yield”
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Indra had the highest plant height at 83 cm.
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t0“Capsicum Hybrids”
e0“Higher plant height (83 cm), root length (37 cm), root volume (13 cc), fruit numbers, fruit weight (15 and 133g), fruit length, girth, pericarp thickness (9.17, 8.25 and 0.67 cm), DMP (65.0 g pot-1) as well as fresh fruit yield (4.70 kg pot-1) were observed with Indra”
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Indra had a root length of 37 cm and root volume of 13 cc.
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t0“Capsicum Hybrids”
e0“root length (37 cm), root volume (13 cc)”
e1“fresh fruit yield (4.70 kg pot-1) were observed with Indra”
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Indra had root volume of 13 cc.
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t0“Capsicum Hybrids”
e0“root volume (13 cc)”
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Indra had dry matter production of 65.0 g pot-1.
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t0“Capsicum Hybrids”
e0“DMP (65.0 g pot-1) as well as fresh fruit yield (4.70 kg pot-1) were observed with Indra”
Claim · model-written summary
Indra had fresh fruit yield of 4.70 kg pot-1.
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t0“Capsicum Hybrids”
e0“fresh fruit yield (4.70 kg pot-1) were observed with Indra”
Claim · model-written summary
Indra was highly responsive to Zn fertilisation; Inspiration, Bachata, Massilia and Priyanka were medium responsive.
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t0“Capsicum Hybrids”
e0“Indra was found to be highly responsive to Zn fertilisation while Inspiration, Bachata, Massilia, and Priyanka were medium responsive”
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Local green was less responsive to Zn fertilisation.
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t0“Capsicum Hybrids”
e0“local green hybrid was observed to be less responsive to Zn fertilisation”
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