Effect of foliar application of boron, zinc and manganese on growth of potato (Solanum tuberosum) Cv Kufri Chipsona – 1 under Gwalior climatic conditions

Abstract

The present experiment was conducted during 2018-19 at the nursery area Deptt. Of Horticulture, College of Agiculture, Gwalior, (M.P.). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. Each replication consisted of 8 treatments of Boron, Zinc, Manganese and their combinations. The treatments were applied as foliar application in different doses. All the treatments were randomized separately in each replication. The variety Kufri Chipsona – 1 was selected for the experiment. The observations were recorded on different aspects of growth of the potato crop. The results revealed that out of the 8 treatments, the treatments T6 (Boron + Manganese), T7 (Zinc + Manganese) and T8 (Boron + Zinc+ Manganese) recorded highest plant height (cm), number of leaves, length of leaves and diameter of stem (cm).