Abstract
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop providing substantial nutritional benefits, especially protein to millions of people worldwide. However, its yield and nutritional quality are often constrained by micronutrient deficiencies, particularly zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe). This study investigates the effects of agronomic fortification with Zn and Fe on the growth, yield parameters and overall yield of pigeonpea. The experiment was conducted through a randomized complete block design with nine treatments and replicated thrice. Agronomic fortification involved foliar application of Zn and Fe at flowering and pod development stages. Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control. Notably, the combined Zn-Fe fortification exhibited the most pronounced effects on growth and yield parameters. Overall, agronomic fortification with Zn and Fe positively influenced the growth, yield parameters and yield of pigeonpea, suggesting its potential as a sustainable strategy to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies and enhance crop productivity in pigeonpea cultivation systems.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar Zn and Fe application at flower and pod initiation significantly increased plant height to 156.7 cm compared to the control.
- Taxon
- Pigeonpea
Cajanus cajane0 - Treatment
- the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiatione1
- Outcome
- plant heighte1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 156.7 cme1
- Comparator
- the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e1“Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar Zn and Fe application at flower and pod initiation significantly increased the number of branches per plant to 16.8 compared to the control.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiatione1
- Outcome
- number of branches per plante1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 16.8e1
- Comparator
- the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e1“Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar Zn and Fe application at flower and pod initiation significantly increased the number of pods per plant to 98.5 compared to the control.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiatione1
- Outcome
- number of pods per plante1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 98.5e1
- Comparator
- the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e1“Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar Zn and Fe application at flower and pod initiation significantly increased the number of seeds per pod to 5.4 compared to the control.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiatione1
- Outcome
- number of seeds per pode1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 5.4e1
- Comparator
- the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e1“Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar Zn and Fe application at flower and pod initiation significantly increased pod weight per plant to 128.5 g compared to the control.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiatione1
- Outcome
- pod weight per plante1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 128.5 ge1
- Comparator
- the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e1“Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar Zn and Fe application at flower and pod initiation significantly increased seed weight per plant to 83.5 g compared to the control.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiatione1
- Outcome
- seed weight per plante1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 83.5 ge1
- Comparator
- the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e1“Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar Zn and Fe application at flower and pod initiation significantly increased seed yield to 1056 kg ha-1 compared to the control.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiatione1
- Outcome
- seed yielde1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 1056 kg ha-1e1
- Comparator
- the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e1“Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined foliar Zn and Fe application at flower and pod initiation significantly increased stalk yield to 2503 kg ha-1 compared to the control.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiatione1
- Outcome
- stalk yielde1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 2503 kg ha-1e1
- Comparator
- the controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e1“Results indicated that among different treatments the combined foliar application of 0.5 % ZnSO4 + 0.5 % FeSO4 at flower and pod initiation recorded significantly higher plant height (156.7 cm), number of branches per plant (16.8), number of pods per plant (98.5), number of seeds per pod (5.4), pod weight per plant (128.5 g), seed weight per plant (83.5 g), seed yield (1056 kg ha-1) and stalk yield (2503 kg ha-1) in the fortified treatments compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined Zn-Fe fortification had the most pronounced effects on growth and yield parameters of pigeonpea.
- Taxon
- PigeonpeaCajanus cajane0
- Treatment
- combined Zn-Fe fortificatione2
- Outcome
- effects on growth and yield parameterse2
- Direction
- most pronouncede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a major leguminous crop”
e2“Notably, the combined Zn-Fe fortification exhibited the most pronounced effects on growth and yield parameters”
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