Developing Customised Micronutrient Fertiliser for Enhancing Vegetable Yields and Profitability in Gujarat

摘要

Field experiments were conducted on soils having marginal Fe and Zn status at Anand and Deesa of central and north Gujarat regions, respectively for studying efficacy of multimicronutrients mixture in improving crop production of some important vegetable crops. The lady's finger and cabbage yields could be significantly increased in loamy sand soils of Anand due to soil application of multimicronutrients mixture (MF SA Grade V) at 20 kg ha~(-1) having Fe 0.2%, Mn 0.5%, Zn 5%, Cu 0.2% and B 0.5% at the time of sowing along with recommended NPK dose to get higher yield and net returns. Alternately, foliar application @ 1% of multimicronutrients MF FS Grade IV (for Fe & Zn deficiency) having Fe 4%, Mn 1%, Zn 6%, Cu 0.3% and B 0.5% at 15, 30, 45 and 60 days after sowing to get higher crop yield and more economic return. In case of potato, foliar application of multimicronutrients formulation MF FS grade III @ 1% and soil application MF SA grade V @ 20 kg ha~(-1) was found beneficial in increasing tuber yield and higher returns in sandy soils of Deesa.