Response of sowing dates and bio regulators on yield of clusterbean under current climate in alley cropping system in eastern U.P., India

Abstract

The impacts on yields of cluster bean were assessed for normal (15 July) and late (30 July) sowing environments and foliar spray of thiourea (500, 1000 ppm) and salicylic acid (50, 100 ppm) at 45 and 60 days after sowing (DAS).Significantly higher yield parameters, yield, economics, protein content and nutrient uptake were recorded with foliar spray of thiourea at 500 ppm as compared to all other bio regulator sprays. Similarly, spray of salicylic acid at 100 ppm enhanced yield and other growth parameters which were statistically at par with those for thiourea 500 ppm foliar spray at 45 and 60 DAS. The data show that the foliar application of bio regulators at normal sowing date enhances seed yield of clusterbean by improving the physiological processes. The interaction effects were significant between the sowing date and bio-regulators on the seed yield. The highest seed yield of 993 and 845 kg/ha was obtained with foliar spray of thiourea at 500 ppm in normal and late sowing, respectively, while the lowest yield of 775 and 769 kg/ha was obtained for the water spray control in normal and late sowing, respectively.

The Effect o f Plant Protection Products a nd Albite o n t he Productivity a nd Quality o f Fodder Galega (Galega Orientalis)

“…Spraying vegetating plants with the Albite growth regulator increases their productivity; similar results were obtained by V. A. Gushchina [4] with the use of the JUSS stimulant. The same pattern was observed in legumes in case of using foliar growth regulators by foreign researchers Cuchlan R. [5], Mina H. [6], Sumati A. [7].…”

“…A. N. Kshnikatkina [10] noted that on average over the years 1997 -1999, with foliar fertilizing galega with molybdenum on the background of seed treatment with molybdenum and Ecost, the content of protein in the green mass of galega had increased by 1.37 -1.53 %, compared to the reference (without their use), and foliar application of molybdenum in the second and the third year of life had decreased the value by 0.8 -1.3 %, while fertilizing with Ecost had increased the content of fiber by 0.2 -2.1 % and the content of crude fat by 0.23 -0.35 %; a marked prevalence of digestible protein per fodder unit had been noted, compared to the reference [7]. Increasing the protein content in the grains of legumes with the use of foliar fertilization was also noted by Meena, H. (2018) [6]. Spraying clover with the 2,4 DM herbicide increased the content of acid-soluble organic phosphorus and correspondingly decreased the content of inorganic phosphorus [11].…”

“…Increasing the grain productivity of legumes with the use of foliar fertilizer growth regulators was also noted by foreign researchers, such as Kuchlan P. K., Meena, H., Sumathi A. [5][6][7].…”

Exogenous application of sulphydryl compounds enhances growth, photosynthetic efficiency and yield of moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia L.) under water limiting environment

“…The foliar application of thiourea on the abiotically stressed plants is much effective. Improvement in plant growth and development under different stresses due to application of thiourea has been observed in crops like maize (Perveen et al, 2016), wheat (Sahu and Singh, 1995;Kumar et al, 2013), pearl millet (D'Souza et al, 2009), chickpea (Vineeth et al, 2017) and cluster bean (Nathawat et al, 2016;Meena et al, 2017).…”

Influence of Tillage, Herbicide and Planting Delay on Nutrient Status and Yield of Cluster Bean as Replacement Crop Following Pearl Millet Stand Failure

“…It is cultivated under both irrigated and rainfed condition in India (Rathod et al 2020). India is its maj or producer, accounting for 80% of world's total production (Meena et al, 2018). Cluster bean is grown in India on 5.60 M.ha.…”