Table 2.
Details of the treatments employed in the experiment.
| Methods | Treatments | Description |
|---|---|---|
| – | T1 | No Boron (control) |
| Method-1 (Basal application) | T2 | 2.0 kg/ha boron (7.00 g/plot Solubor)- basal application |
| T3 | 3.0 kg/ha boron (11.00 g/plot Solubor)- basal application | |
| T4 | 4.0 kg/ha boron (14.00 g/plot Solubor)- basal application | |
| Method-2 (Foliar application in two equal splits) | T5 | 2.0 kg/ha boron (7.00 g/plot Solubor)- foliar spray (the half at 20–25 DAS and the rest half at the first flowering stage) |
| T6 | 3.0 kg/ha boron (11.00 g/plot Solubor)- foliar spray (the half at 20–25 DAS and the rest half at the first flowering stage) | |
| T7 | 4.0 kg/ha boron (14.00 g/plot Solubor)- foliar spray (the half at 20–25 DAS and the rest half at the first flowering stage) | |
| Method-3 (Half portion basal application and the rest half portion as a foliar spray in two equal splits) | T8 | 2.0 kg/ha boron (7.00 g/plot Solubor) - half as basal and ¼ th at 20–25 DAS and rest ¼ th at 40–45 DAS as foliar spray |
| T9 | 3.0 kg/ha boron (11.00 g/plot Solubor) - half as basal and ¼ th at 20–25 DAS and rest ¼ th at 40–45 DAS as foliar spray | |
| T10 | 4.0 kg/ha boron (14.00 g/plot Solubor) – half as basal and ¼ th at 20–25 DAS and rest ¼ th at 40–45 DAS as foliar spray |