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Not AvailableA field experiment was conducted to find out the effect of micronutrients application on growth and yield parameters of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) at ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Tabiji, Ajmer, (Rajasthan) during rabi season of 2014-15. The results revealed significant differences in growth, yield and yield attributing characters of fennel. At 45 DAS highest plant height (10.5cm) was observed in seed priming with manganese 500 ppm. Whereas, at 90DAS it was maximum (86.2 cm) in the treatment of foliar application of FeSO 0.5%, while at harvest soil application of iron 10 kg per hectare recorded highest 4 plant height (227.7 cm) as well as number of primary branches (11.7), secondary branches (19.8), total dry matter accumulation per hectare (13.39 t ) and seed yield per hectare (23.8 q). From the present study it may be concluded that f deficiency of iron in soil makes iron fertilization more responsive than other micronutrient application in fennel.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableA field experiment was conducted on fennel, a important seed spice crop of arid and semi arid region of India to study the effect of micronutrient application by different methods on biomass production and micronutrient dynamics in fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). Results revealed that uptake of iron was highest in T2 (4.54 kg/ha), manganese its uptake was highest in T3 (2.42 kg/ha) Cu uptake was highest in T4 (0.43 kg/ha) where the soil was fertilized with Fe 10 kg ha-1, Mn 10 kg ha-1 and cu 5 kg ha-1 respectively. In case of zinc fennel removed highest zinc from T11 (0.76 kg/ha) where crop was fertilized by 0.5% ZnSO4 as a foliar spray. Similarly highest biron uptake was observed in foliar spray of boron 0.25% (0.46 kg/ha). Average uptake of micronutrients by fennel is Fe-1982.6 ha-1, Mn- 1465.7 g ha-1, Cu-33.8 g ha-1, Zn-443.3 g ha-1 and B- 336.6 g ha-1. It clearly shows that all applied micronutrients by all the three methods are utilized by crop in higher quantity as compared to its non application treatments.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableCumin is one of the major seed spice crop of arid region of India mainly Rajasthan and Gujarat. Cumin is low biomass yielding crop and able to remove lesser amount of nutrients from soil. With this view a field experiment was conducted to study the effect of micronutrient application by different methods on micronutrients dynamics in cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.). Results revealed that uptake of iron was highest in T2 (697.5 g ha-1) manganese in T3 (288.7 g ha-1) Cu in T4 (144.9 g ha-1) where each of Fe and Mn applied @ 10 kg ha-1 and Cu 5 kg ha-1 respectively. In case of zinc, cumin removed highest zinc from T11 (29.4 g ha-1) and T5 (28.3 g ha-1) where crop was fertilized by 0.5% ZnSO4 as a foliar spray and soil application @ 10 kg ha-1 respectively. However, boron uptake did not show any clear trend for uptake among treatments. Average uptake of Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn and B by cumin was 439.8 g ha-1, 201.8 g ha-1, 107.6 g ha-1, 22.2 g ha-1 and 37.4 g ha-1, respectively. It clearly showed that all applied micronutrients by all the three methods are utilized by crop in higher quantity as compared to control.Not Availabl