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volume 47 issue 2 (april 2013) : 137-143

EFFECT OF ZINC FERTILIZATION ON IRON, MANGANESE AND COPPER CONTENT IN CHENOPODIUM (CHENOPODIUM ALBUM L.) GROWN ON ACID AND ALKALINE SOILS AMENDED WITH ORGANICS

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P. Ray
S
S.K. Singhal
S
S.P. Datta
1Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India

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Cite article:- Ray P., Singhal S.K., Datta S.P. (2025). EFFECT OF ZINC FERTILIZATION ON IRON, MANGANESE AND COPPER CONTENT IN CHENOPODIUM (CHENOPODIUM ALBUM L.) GROWN ON ACID AND ALKALINE SOILS AMENDED WITH ORGANICS. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 47(2): 137-143. doi: .

ABSTRACT

A greenhouse pot experiment was undertaken to study the effect of applied zinc (Zn) on iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) and copper (Cu) content in edible portion of Chenopodium (Chenopodium album L. var. Pusa bathua no. 1). Four levels of Zn (0, 5, 50 and 100 mg kg-1) and three levels of organics (control, 3% FYM and 3% sludge) were applied to assess the Fe, Mn and Cu content in shoot of Chenopodium grown on acid and alkaline soils. Results indicated that Fe content in shoot reduced to the tune of 13.3, 32.9 and 43.9% at 5, 50, and 100 mg of applied Zn kg-1, respectively over control. More or less, similar extent of reduction in Mn content in shoot was recorded at different levels of applied Zn. However, effect of Zn application on Cu content was statistically non-significant. On an average, Fe and Mn content in Chenopodium were found to be reduced significantly due to the application of both FYM and sludge over control (no organic), but significant reduction in Cu content was found to be associated with sludge application.

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