Abstract
A field experiment conducted during the rabi season of January 2024 in Narayangaon, Maharashtra, India investigated the effects of various sulphur sources combined with micronutrient spray on the growth and yield of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). A Randomized Block Design for eight treatments in four replications each having either elemental sulphur or gypsum in combination with NPK and micronutrient spray (Cu 1.0%, Zn 3.0%, Mn 1.0%, Fe 2.5%, B 0.5%, Mo 0.1%) were tested. The treatment (T4) combination of 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutrient produced significantly higher plant height (110.64 cm), number of branches (22.33), yield (1483.9 kg/ha), and chlorophyll content (1.08 mg/g). While the dry weight per plant (39.2gm), 1000-seed weight (56.19 g), oil content (28.86%), and protein content (15.24%), were exhibited at par with (T7). These treatments (T4) indicating a direct correlation between higher elemental sulphur application rates and improved plant growth, yield and seed quality. These findings indicate that optimizing balanced fertilization strategies that include appropriate sulphur and other micronutrient applications can substantially improve safflower productivity in sulphur-deficient regions.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
T4 produced significantly higher safflower plant height of 110.64 cm.
- Taxon
- safflower
Carthamus tinctoriust0 - Treatment
- 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutriente0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 110.64 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The treatment (T4) combination of 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutrient produced significantly higher plant height (110.64 cm)”
t0“SAFFLOWER”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 produced significantly higher safflower branch number of 22.33.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutriente0
- Outcome
- number of branchese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 22.33e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The treatment (T4) combination of 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutrient produced significantly higher plant height (110.64 cm), number of branches (22.33)”
t0“SAFFLOWER”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 produced significantly higher safflower yield of 1483.9 kg/ha.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutriente0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1483.9 kg/hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The treatment (T4) combination of 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutrient produced significantly higher plant height (110.64 cm), number of branches (22.33), yield (1483.9 kg/ha)”
t0“SAFFLOWER”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 produced significantly higher safflower chlorophyll content of 1.08 mg/g.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutriente0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1.08 mg/ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The treatment (T4) combination of 45 kg/ha elemental sulphur with NPK and micronutrient produced significantly higher plant height (110.64 cm), number of branches (22.33), yield (1483.9 kg/ha), and chlorophyll content (1.08 mg/g)”
t0“SAFFLOWER”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 dry weight per plant was 39.2gm and at par with T7.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- T4e1
- Outcome
- dry weight per plante0
- Direction
- at par withe0
- Value
- 39.2gme0
- Comparator
- T7e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“dry weight per plant (39.2gm), 1000-seed weight (56.19 g), oil content (28.86%), and protein content (15.24%), were exhibited at par with (T7)”
t0“SAFFLOWER”
e1“The treatment (T4)”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 1000-seed weight was 56.19 g and at par with T7.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- T4e1
- Outcome
- 1000-seed weighte0
- Direction
- at par withe0
- Value
- 56.19 ge0
- Comparator
- T7e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“dry weight per plant (39.2gm), 1000-seed weight (56.19 g), oil content (28.86%), and protein content (15.24%), were exhibited at par with (T7)”
t0“SAFFLOWER”
e1“The treatment (T4)”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 oil content was 28.86% and at par with T7.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- T4e1
- Outcome
- oil contente0
- Direction
- at par withe0
- Value
- 28.86%e0
- Comparator
- T7e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“dry weight per plant (39.2gm), 1000-seed weight (56.19 g), oil content (28.86%), and protein content (15.24%), were exhibited at par with (T7)”
t0“SAFFLOWER”
e1“The treatment (T4)”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 protein content was 15.24% and at par with T7.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriust0
- Treatment
- T4e1
- Outcome
- protein contente0
- Direction
- at par withe0
- Value
- 15.24%e0
- Comparator
- T7e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“dry weight per plant (39.2gm), 1000-seed weight (56.19 g), oil content (28.86%), and protein content (15.24%), were exhibited at par with (T7)”
t0“SAFFLOWER”
e1“The treatment (T4)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend balanced sulphur and micronutrient fertilization to improve safflower productivity in sulphur-deficient regions.
- Taxon
- safflowerCarthamus tinctoriuse0
- Outcome
- improve safflower productivitye0
- Setting
- sulphur-deficient regionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“optimizing balanced fertilization strategies that include appropriate sulphur and other micronutrient applications can substantially improve safflower productivity in sulphur-deficient regions”
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