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Productivity Enhancement of Sunflower Through Site-Specific Management

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Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) is one of the major oilseeds of India and cultivated extensively in both Alfisols and Vertisols of Karnataka. Low productivity of crop in high spread areas of Karnataka is due to various biophysical constraints. In the present study, the performance of sunflower was evaluated under best management practices (BMP) over farmer’s practice in three soil series, viz. Mangalur, Gonal (Vertisols) and Betgera (Alfisols) in northern dry zone of Karnataka. The results revealed that significantly higher total number of seeds per plant, number of filled seeds per head and test weight contributed to higher seed yield in the Mangalur soil series (1151 kg ha−1) as compared to Gonal and Betgera soil series. BMP recorded significantly higher productivity (1014 kg ha−1) over farmer’s practice (934 kg ha−1). However, sunflower response was higher in Gonal series under BMP as compared to other treatments. Maximum productivity enhancement of 43 per cent was observed in Betgera soil series under BMP, whereas it was 42 and 30 per cent in Gonal and Mangalur soil series, respectively. This indicates that Betgera soil series (Alfisols) and Gonal and Mangalur soil series (Vertisols) respond very well to site-specific management and have more productivity potential to maximize the yield of sunflower.

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Authors are grateful to farmers of Mangalur, Gonal and Betgera villages for actively participating in this study, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for financial support to carry out this work under National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil palm Project and also to Zuari Agro-chemical Ltd for their timely soil analysis.

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  1. ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional centre, Bangalore, 560024, India

    V. Ramamurthy, D. Mamatha & B. P. Bhaskar

  2. ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, 500030, India

    A. Aziz Qureshi & G. D. S. Kumar

  3. ICAR- National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Amravati Road, Nagpur, 440033, India

    S. K. Singh

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Ramamurthy, V., Mamatha, D., Bhaskar, B.P. et al. Productivity Enhancement of Sunflower Through Site-Specific Management. Agric Res 11, 197–203 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40003-021-00570-y

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