Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Agronomic bio fortification of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) with iron
Author(s): Avisha Budhani, DR Bhanderi, DP Patel and RV Tank
Abstract: The field experiment was conducted in summer 2017 at the VRS, RHRS, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari, Gujarat, to study the effect of soil and foliar applied Fe on the iron content of cowpea pods and leaves. The results revealed that both soil and foliar application of FeSO4 significantly increased the iron content in both leaves and pods of cowpea. The treatment T8 (Soil application of FeSO4 @ 50 kg ha-1) resulted in maximum increase in Fe content (232 mg kg-1) in pods while treatment T4 (Foliar spray of FeSO4 @ 1% at 45 and 60 DAS) gave maximum Fe content (264.33 mg kg-1) in cowpea leaves.
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Avisha Budhani, DR Bhanderi, DP Patel, RV Tank. Agronomic bio fortification of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) with iron. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):1900-1902.
