Volume 15, Issue 57, 2026 (January – March)
Research Article
Effect of Foliar Application of Nano Urea and Micronutrients on Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Ber (Ziziphus Mauritiana L.)
Hari Dayal Choudhary, Baldev Jayani and Brajesh Choudhary
Keywords: Ferrous, foliar application, growth, micronutrient, nano urea, yield, zinc
DOI:10.37273/chesci.cs092057021
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during the consecutive years 2022–23 and 2023–24 at Dr. B.R.C. Agricultural Research Station, Mandor, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) to evaluate the effect of foliar application of nano urea and micronutrient fertilizers on growth, yield and fruit quality of ber (Ziziphus mauritiana L.). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 13 treatments and 3 replications. The study aimed to assess the influence of nano urea, zinc sulfate (ZnSO₄), ferrous sulfate (FeSO₄) and boron on various morphological, yield and quality parameters of ber under arid agro-climatic conditions. The combined foliar application of Nano Urea 0.2% + ZnSO₄ 0.5% + FeSO₄ 0.5% + Boron 0.5% (T13) resulted in the highest plant height (4.49 m), fruit retention (53.66%), fruit weight (24.58 g), TSS (17.3 °B) and fruit yield (14.97 t ha-1). T13 also recorded the highest net return (₹1,52,314 ha-1) and B:C ratio (3.11). The results underscore the synergistic effect of macro and micronutrients especially in nano form enhancing productivity and profitability of ber cultivation.
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