Response of foliar feedings of urea and zinc on growth and yield of chilli cv. Pant C-3

Abstract

A study was undertaken to find out the suitable concentration of zinc and urea for foliar application to maximize the production of chilli Pant C-3 under Terai areas. Urea was used as solution of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0% and zinc sulphate at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0%, respectively and pH was neutralized using slaked lime. Simple water was used as control. Among all the treatments, T4 (urea @ 2.0%) showed maximum plant height (71.00 cm), number of branches per plant (21.40), stem diameter (1.25 cm), fruits weight per plant (86.6, 229.54 g/ plant), dry weight per fruit (0.491 g), fruit dry weight (20.46 %), number of seeds per fruit (38.0), 1000-seed weight (4.42 g) and seed yield per plant (7.21 g), which were superior then the control T9. Foliar application of urea @ 2.0% followed by 1.5% and zinc sulphate @ 0.5% have better performance and can be recommended for higher production of chilli under Terai conditions of Uttarakhand.