Abstract
Among the essential nutrients required for optimal cowpea growth, phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) stand out due to their key physiological roles. The current research experiment is planned to know the nutrient management on forage yield and quality in fodder cowpea during rabi season (2024-2025). A field experiment was conducted on dryland farm of S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, to evaluate the effect of graded levels of phosphorus (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) and zinc (0, 25 and 50 kg ZnSO₄ ha⁻¹) on yield and nutritional quality of fodder cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.). Statistical significance was tested by ‘F’ value at 5 per cent level of probability and wherever the ‘F’ value was found significant, critical difference (CD) was worked out at 5 per cent level of probability and the values were furnished. The findings of the present experiment concluded that optimal application of 60 kg P₂O₅ and 25 kg ZnSO₄ ha⁻¹ significantly improves the yield and nutritive value in fodder cowpea, making it more suitable for livestock feeding under dryland conditions. The lowest zinc content was observed under the control treatment (Z₀), indicating that zinc application effectively enhanced the zinc concentration in plant tissues. This improvement could be attributed to better root proliferation and nutrient uptake facilitated by zinc application.
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Application of 60 kg P₂O₅ and 25 kg ZnSO₄ per hectare significantly improved yield.
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e0“optimal application of 60 kg P₂O₅ and 25 kg ZnSO₄ ha⁻¹ significantly improves the yield and nutritive value in fodder cowpea”
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The same nutrient application significantly improved nutritive value.
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e0“optimal application of 60 kg P₂O₅ and 25 kg ZnSO₄ ha⁻¹ significantly improves the yield and nutritive value in fodder cowpea”
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The control had the lowest plant zinc content.
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e0“lowest zinc content was observed under the control treatment (Z₀)”
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Zinc application enhanced zinc concentration in plant tissues.
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e0“zinc application effectively enhanced the zinc concentration in plant tissues”
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The authors attribute zinc improvement to better root proliferation and nutrient uptake.
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e0“This improvement could be attributed to better root proliferation and nutrient uptake facilitated by zinc application”
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