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Effect of planting materials, fertilizers and microsite improvement on yield and quality of henna (Lawsonia inermis) in alfisols of semi-arid regions Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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Title Effect of planting materials, fertilizers and microsite improvement on yield and quality of henna (Lawsonia inermis) in alfisols of semi-arid regions Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Effect of planting materials, fertilizers and microsite improvement on yield and quality of henna (Lawsonia inermis) in alfisols of semi-arid regions Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA
 
Subject Lawsonia inermis, Lawsone, Microsite, Planting dates, Quality, Economic viability, Hydraulic conductivity .
 
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A field study was conducted for 6 years (1998-2004) at Hyderabad to evaluate the influence of planting materials,
microsite improvement and fertilizers on productivity, lawsone content and economic returns of henna (Lawsonia inermis
L). The leaf yield and quality were influenced by different treatments. During rainy season the yield increase in cuttings
over seedlings was 100, 50.7, 37.7, 63.8, 29.6, 61.3 % during 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively.
Whereas the increase in post-rainy season yields were 360, 26.7,100, 49.3, 41.7, and 60.7 % during 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 respectively. This indicates that the increase in yields was more in high rainfall years
(1998, 2001, 2003) compared with the low rainfall years (1999,2000, 2002). Significant increase in leaf yields was
observed with microsite improvement over the no microsite improvement during low rainfall years. The treatments
having seedlings, microsite improvement and fertilizer application recorded significantly higher lawsone content. At
the end of 9 years cuttings recorded 73, 112, 73 % higher gross, net monetary returns and B: C ratio respectively
over the seedlings. Microsite improvement improved gross and net returns by Rs 53 150 and Rs 43 425 compared with
the no microsite improvement. The comparison of regression coefficients has shown that, the rate of increase in leaf yield
with rainfall differed significantly between the two planting materials and microsite improvement, indicating that
seedlings are more drought tolerant than the cuttings. The microsite improvement helps in increase of yields during low
rainfall years.
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Date 2020-02-25T10:09:15Z
2020-02-25T10:09:15Z
2007
 
Type Technical Report
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33063
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Pratibha, G.