Impacts of Trace Element Addition on Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) Agronomy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Site and Soil
2.2. Experimental Design and Treatments
2.3. Protein Percentage
2.4. Chemical Analysis of Plant Samples
2.5. Soil Analysis
- DP = Particle density (g cm−3);
- Vs = Volume of soil solid (cm−3);
- Ms = Weight of soil solid (g).
- Db = Bulk density (g cm−3);
- Ms = Mass of soil solid (g);
- Vt = Total volume of soil (cm−3).
- Dp = Particle density (g cm−3);
- Db = Bulk density (g cm−3).
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Micronutrients on Morpho-Physiological Characters of Lentil
3.1.1. Plant Height
3.1.2. Branches Plant−1
3.2. Effect of Micronutrients on Yield Components of Lentil
3.2.1. Number of Pods Plant−1
3.2.2. Number of Seeds Pod−1
3.2.3. Thousand Seed Weight
3.2.4. Seed Yield
3.3. Effects of Micronutrients on the Protein Content of Lentil Seed
3.4. Effects of Micronutrients on the Nodule Formation of Lentil
3.5. Effects of Micronutrients on the N, P, K, S, Zn, and B Content of Lentil
3.6. Effects of Micronutrients on Postharvest Soil Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Soil Properties | Value |
---|---|
Sand % | 26.28 |
Silt % | 38.20 |
Clay % | 35.52 |
Textural class (0–15 cm) | Clay loam |
Particle density (g cm−3) | 2.51 |
Bulk density (g cm−3) | 1.35 |
Porosity (%) | 46.22 |
pH | 6.6 |
Exchangeable K (meq. 100 g−1) | 0.11 |
Exchangeable Ca (meq. 100 g−1) | 6.01 |
Exchangeable Mg (meq. 100 g−1) | 2.02 |
Organic matter (%) | 1.28 |
Total N (%) | 0.057 |
Available P (µg g−1) | 23.5 |
Available S (µg g−1) | 26.0 |
Available Zn (µg g−1) | 1.31 |
Available B (µg g−1) | 0.16 |
Available Mo (µg g−1) | 0.072 |
Treatments | Plant Height (cm) | Branches Plant−1 | Pods Plant−1 | Seeds Pod−1 | 1000 Seeds wt. (gm) | Seed Yield (Kg/ha) | Seed Protein (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 = Control | 31.8 e | 2.54 c | 36.9 e | 1.62 d | 17.3 c | 822 d | 20.8 b |
T2 = Zn 2.0 kg ha−1 | 34.7 bc | 2.74 b | 51.1 bcd | 1.77 bc | 18.7 b | 1081 bc | 24.8 a |
T3 = B 1.5 kg ha−1 | 34.1 cd | 2.76 b | 48.2 cd | 1.80 b | 18.6 b | 1066 c | 24.6 a |
T4 = Mo 1.0 kg ha−1 | 33.5 d | 2.69 bc | 48.0 d | 1.76 bc | 18.3 b | 1015 c | 25.3 a |
T5 = Zn2.0B1.5 | 35.1 ab | 3.04 a | 62.0 a | 1.88 a | 19.6 a | 1203 ab | 25.2 a |
T6 = Zn2.0Mo1.0 | 34.9 bc | 2.85 b | 52.9 b | 1.79 bc | 18.4 b | 1105 bc | 25.6 a |
T7 = B1.5Mo1.0 | 34.8 bc | 2.84 b | 52.4 bc | 1.78 bc | 18.2 b | 1096 bc | 25.8 a |
T8 = Zn2.0B1.5Mo1.0 | 35.9 a | 3.06 a | 65.0 a | 1.90 a | 19.7 a | 1256 a | 26.7 a |
CV (%) | 1.70 | 3.33 | 4.72 | 1.46 | 1.55 | 6.61 | 6.71 |
LSD (0.05) | 1.04 | 0.164 | 4.29 | 0.046 | 0.504 | 1.27 | 2.92 |
Treatments | N (%) | P (%) | K (%) | S (%) | Zn (μg g−1) | B (μg g−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 = Control | 3.92 b | 0.22 e | 0.61 c | 0.13 d | 59.0 d | 31.2 d |
T2 = Zn 2.0 kg ha−1 | 4.68 a | 0.29 cd | 0.62 c | 0.15 cd | 70.8 ab | 32.3 d |
T3 = B 1.5 kg ha−1 | 4.65 a | 0.30 bcd | 0.69 bc | 0.14 d | 65.6 c | 37.5 c |
T4 = Mo 1.0 kg ha−1 | 4.78 a | 0.28 d | 0.76 ab | 0.17 cd | 67.5 bc | 32.7 d |
T5 = Zn2.0B1.5 | 4.76 a | 0.33 abc | 0.79 ab | 0.20 bc | 70.0 abc | 40.1 ab |
T6 = Zn2.0Mo1.0 | 4.83 a | 0.31 bcd | 0.77 ab | 0.23 b | 69.3 abc | 38.7 bc |
T7 = B1.5Mo1.0 | 4.88 a | 0.34 ab | 0.81 a | 0.25 b | 68.1 abc | 40.6 ab |
T8 = Zn2.0B1.5Mo1.0 | 5.04 a | 0.36 a | 0.86 a | 0.34 a | 72.4 a | 41.5 a |
CV (%) | 6.79 | 9.14 | 7.84 | 10.2 | 3.83 | 3.25 |
LSD (0.05) | 0.56 | 0.049 | 0.102 | 0.076 | 4.56 | 2.10 |
Treatments | N (%) | P (%) | K (%) | S (%) | Zn (μg g−1) | B (μg g−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 = Control | 1.18 e | 0.12 e | 0.59 e | 0.45 e | 42.1 d | 25.6 d |
T2 = Zn 2.0 kg ha−1 | 1.42 d | 0.17 a | 0.63 d | 0.49 d | 48.2 ab | 26.1 d |
T3 = B 1.5 kg ha−1 | 1.41 d | 0.16 ab | 0.64 d | 0.50 cd | 43.3 cd | 28.1 c |
T4 = Mo 1.0 kg ha−1 | 1.52 cd | 0.15 bc | 0.65 cd | 0.48 d | 44.5 cd | 27.6 c |
T5 = Zn2.0B1.5 | 1.59 bc | 0.14 cd | 0.69 b | 0.52 b | 47.8 ab | 30.0 b |
T6 = Zn2.0Mo1.0 | 1.64 abc | 0.13 de | 0.68 b | 0.51 bc | 45.8 bc | 28.0 c |
T7 = B1.5Mo1.0 | 1.67 ab | 0.16 ab | 0.67 bc | 0.50 cd | 48.5 ab | 29.2 b |
T8 = Zn2.0B1.5Mo1.0 | 1.74 a | 0.18 a | 0.72 a | 0.54 a | 49.1a | 31.7 a |
CV (%) | 4.62 | 6.17 | 2.56 | 1.90 | 3.48 | 1.93 |
LSD (0.05) | 0.123 | 0.016 | 0.030 | 0.017 | 2.82 | 0.960 |
Treatment | pH | OM (%) | Total N (%) | Ca | Mg | K | P | S | Zn | B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
meq. 100 g−1 | µg g−1 | |||||||||
Initial | 6.61 | 1.28 | 0.057 | 6.01 | 2.02 | 0.11 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 1.31 | 0.16 |
Critical level | 0.12 | 2.0 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.60 | 0.2 | ||
T1 = Zn0B0Mo0 | 6.71 | 1.35 | 0.062 | 5.90 | 2.00 | 0.10 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 1.28 | 0.14 |
T2 = Zn2.0 | 6.78 | 1.45 | 0.064 | 6.01 | 2.00 | 0.11 | 24.5 | 25.3 | 1.41 | 0.15 |
T3 = B1.5 | 6.77 | 1.38 | 0.065 | 6.01 | 2.01 | 0.11 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 1.31 | 0.20 |
T4 = Mo1.0 | 6.82 | 1.39 | 0.067 | 6.00 | 2.02 | 0.10 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 1.32 | 0.16 |
T5 = Zn2.0B1.5 | 6.93 | 1.47 | 0.069 | 5.89 | 2.00 | 0.11 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 1.43 | 0.23 |
T6 = Zn2.0Mo1.0 | 6.93 | 1.47 | 0.068 | 5.91 | 2.01 | 0.10 | 24.7 | 25.6 | 1.44 | 0.17 |
T7 = B1.5Mo1.0 | 6.96 | 1.49 | 0.070 | 5.92 | 2.02 | 0.10 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 1.36 | 0.26 |
T8 = Zn2.0B1.5Mo1.0 | 7.01 | 1.50 | 0.072 | 5.88 | 2.00 | 0.11 | 24.7 | 25.9 | 1.45 | 0.27 |
NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
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Islam, M.M.; Karim, M.R.; Oliver, M.M.H.; Urmi, T.A.; Hossain, M.A.; Haque, M.M. Impacts of Trace Element Addition on Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) Agronomy. Agronomy 2018, 8, 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8070100
Islam MM, Karim MR, Oliver MMH, Urmi TA, Hossain MA, Haque MM. Impacts of Trace Element Addition on Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) Agronomy. Agronomy. 2018; 8(7):100. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8070100
Chicago/Turabian StyleIslam, Md. Moshiul, Md. Razaul Karim, Md. Moinul Hosain Oliver, Tahmina Akter Urmi, Md. Ashraf Hossain, and M. Moynul Haque. 2018. "Impacts of Trace Element Addition on Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) Agronomy" Agronomy 8, no. 7: 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8070100