Abstract
Yield limitation and widespread sulphur (S) deficiency in pearl-millet-nurturing dryland soils has emerged as a serious threat to crop productivity and quality. Among diverse pathways to tackle moisture and nutrient stress in rainfed ecologies, conservation agriculture (CA) and foliar nutrition have the greatest potential due to their economic and environmentally friendly nature. Therefore, to understand ammonium thiosulphate (ATS)-mediated foliar S nutrition effects on yield, protein content, mineral biofortification, and sulphur economy of rainfed pearl millet under diverse crop establishment systems, a field study was undertaken. The results highlighted that pearl millet grain and protein yield was significantly higher under no-tillage +3 t/ha crop residue mulching (NTCRM) as compared to no-tillage without mulch (NoTill) and conventional tillage (ConvTill), whereas the stover yield under NTCRM and ConvTill remained at par. Likewise, grain and stover yield in foliar S application using ATS 10 mL/L_twice was 19.5% and 13.2% greater over no S application. The sulphur management strategy of foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twice resulted in significant improvement in grain protein content, protein yield, micronutrient fortification, and net returns (₹ 54.6 × 1000) over the control. Overall, ATS-mediated foliar S nutrition can be an alternate pathway to S management in pearl millet for yield enhancement, micronutrient biofortification and grain protein content increase under ConvTill, as well as under the new NTCRM systems.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
NTCRM significantly increased grain and protein yield relative to NoTill and ConvTill.
- Taxon
- pearl millet
Cenchrus americanuse0 - Treatment
- no-tillage +3 t/ha crop residue mulching (NTCRM)e0
- Outcome
- grain and protein yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- no-tillage without mulch (NoTill) and conventional tillage (ConvTill)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pearl millet grain and protein yield was significantly higher under no-tillage +3 t/ha crop residue mulching (NTCRM) as compared to no-tillage without mulch (NoTill) and conventional tillage (ConvTill)”
Claim · model-written summary
Stover yield under NTCRM and ConvTill remained at par.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse1
- Treatment
- NTCRMe0
- Outcome
- stover yielde0
- Direction
- remained at pare0
- Comparator
- ConvTille0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the stover yield under NTCRM and ConvTill remained at par.”
e1“pearl millet grain”
Claim · model-written summary
ATS foliar application raised grain yield by 19.5% over no S.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse1
- Treatment
- foliar S application using ATS 10 mL/L_twicee0
- Outcome
- graine0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Value
- 19.5%e0
- Comparator
- no S applicatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“grain and stover yield in foliar S application using ATS 10 mL/L_twice was 19.5% and 13.2% greater over no S application.”
e1“pearl millet grain”
Claim · model-written summary
ATS foliar application raised stover yield by 13.2% over no S.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse1
- Treatment
- foliar S application using ATS 10 mL/L_twicee0
- Outcome
- stover yielde0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Value
- 13.2%e0
- Comparator
- no S applicatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“grain and stover yield in foliar S application using ATS 10 mL/L_twice was 19.5% and 13.2% greater over no S application.”
e1“pearl millet grain”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ATS significantly improved grain protein content over control.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse1
- Treatment
- foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twicee0
- Outcome
- grain protein contente0
- Direction
- improvemente0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twice resulted in significant improvement in grain protein content, protein yield, micronutrient fortification, and net returns (₹ 54.6 × 1000) over the control.”
e1“pearl millet grain”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ATS significantly improved protein yield over control.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse1
- Treatment
- foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twicee0
- Outcome
- protein yielde0
- Direction
- improvemente0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twice resulted in significant improvement in grain protein content, protein yield, micronutrient fortification, and net returns (₹ 54.6 × 1000) over the control.”
e1“pearl millet grain”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ATS significantly improved micronutrient fortification over control.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse1
- Treatment
- foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twicee0
- Outcome
- micronutrient fortificatione0
- Direction
- improvemente0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twice resulted in significant improvement in grain protein content, protein yield, micronutrient fortification, and net returns (₹ 54.6 × 1000) over the control.”
e1“pearl millet grain”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar ATS significantly improved net returns over control.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse1
- Treatment
- foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twicee0
- Outcome
- net returnse0
- Direction
- improvemente0
- Value
- ₹ 54.6 × 1000e0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twice resulted in significant improvement in grain protein content, protein yield, micronutrient fortification, and net returns (₹ 54.6 × 1000) over the control.”
e1“pearl millet grain”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose ATS foliar nutrition as an alternative sulphur management pathway for pearl millet.
- Taxon
- pearl milletCenchrus americanuse0
- Outcome
- alternate pathway to S managemente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“ATS-mediated foliar S nutrition can be an alternate pathway to S management in pearl millet for yield enhancement, micronutrient biofortification and grain protein content increase under ConvTill, as well as under the new NTCRM systems.”
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