Effect of Temporal Application of Gypsum on Mineral Uptake and Economically Important Morphometric Traits in Groundnut (Arachis hypogea L) under Rain-fed Conditions
Muhammad Jahanzaib1*, Nazakat Nawaz1, Muhammad Arshad1, Shehzadi Saima4, Muhammad Suhaib2, Muzammil Husain3, Haris Khurshid1 and Shahid Ali Khan1
1Oilseeds Research Program, CSI, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan; 2Land Resources Research Institute, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan; 3Agricultural Engineering Institute, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan; 4Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Muhammad Jahanzaib, Oilseeds Research Program, CSI, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan; Email: m.jahanzaib548@gmail.com
Figure 1:
Phosphorus in shoots and roots and calcium in shoots under different levels of gypsum compared to control.
Figure 2:
(A) Dry pod yield under different levels of gypsum. (B) Performance of control and treatments for a) P content (%) in root, b) P content (%) in shoot, c) Ca content (%) in shoot and d) grain yield (kg/ha) in response to gypsum application. (C) Effect of gypsum application showing extent of variation between control and treatments for morphometric traits, P content (%) in shoots and roots and Ca (%) in shoots.