Intercomparison of drone and conventional spraying of macro and micro nutrients on growth yield and quality of Tuberose (Agave amica Medik.) cv. Arka Prajwal

M Arunkumar; Lourdusamy D Keisar; R Chitra; S Pazhanivelan; M Raju; V Vakeswaran

doi:10.14719/pst.4335

Authors

M Arunkumar Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-03, Tamil Nadu - 641003, India https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1429-9922
Lourdusamy D Keisar ProfessorDepartment of Floriculture and Landscaping, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-03, Tamil Nadu - 641003, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9405-0580
R Chitra Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-03, Tamil Nadu - 641003, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-459X
S Pazhanivelan Centre for Water and Geospatial Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-03, Tamil Nadu -641004, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3596-3232
M Raju Centre for Water and Geospatial Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-03, Tamil Nadu - 641004, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9026-5106
V Vakeswaran Seed Science and Technology, Agricultural Research Station, Bhavanisagar, Tamil Nadu – 638 451, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1267-3662

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.4335

Keywords:

Tuberose, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Nutrient spraying, Plant growth regulators, Growth and yield

Abstract

Improper nutrient management is one of the major challenges for sustainable production of tuberose cultivation. The present study has utilized drones to deliver agricultural inputs, particularly nutrients, in tuberose cultivation over 2 seasons (2022-2024) in Sathiyamangalam, Tamil Nadu. Present study has conducted with 10 treatments replicated thrice in a randomized block design, the treatments included NPK 19:19:19, micronutrients, humic acid and GA3 at various concentrations. Nutrients were applied via foliar spray using drones and knapsack sprayers. Results demonstrated a significant positive impact of drone-facilitated foliar nutrient application on tuberose growth and yield. Drone spray of micro nutrient mixture + 0.5 % poly feed + 0.6 % humic acid + 150 ppm GA3 with spray fluid of 50 L ha-1 recorded the maximum plant growth and yield attributes over other treatments. The study showed enhanced flowering attributes in tuberose, including a reduced time to first spike emergence (77.18 days), increased spike length (99.22 cm) and number of florets per spike (43.39). Additionally, higher yield and quality parameters were observed, such as hundred floret weight (221.57 g), floret diameter (4.36 cm), floret length (6.88 cm), spike weight (126.89 g) and yield per plant (390.51 g). Physiological parameters were also higher in plots treated with a drone spray of MN mixture + 0.5 % poly feed + 0.6 % humic acid + GA3 at 150 ppm, followed by those treated with a knapsack spray of the same mixture. The findings revealed that foliar application of nutrients and growth regulators using drones significantly improved the growth, yield and quality of tuberose.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

https://www.indiastat.com/data/agriculture/tuberose-rajnigandha/data-year. 2023.

Nandhini P, Muthumanickam D, Pazhanivelan S, Kumaraperumal R, et al. Intercomparision of drone and conventional spraying nutrients on crop growth and yield in black gram. Int J of Plant and Soil Science. 2022;34(20):845-52. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2022/v34i2031231.

Kaniska K, Jagadeeswaran R, Kumaraperumal R, Ragunath KP, et al. Impact of drone spraying of nutrients on growth and yield of maize crop. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 2022;12(11):274-82. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1130972. .

Sharma UB, Khare RK. Effect of bio fertilizers and foliar spray of zinc under different levels of N, P on floral characteristics and economics of Gladiolus grandiflorus. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika. 2014;29(2):78-81.

Vanlalruati V, SS Sindhu, Prativa A, Gunjeet Kumar. Effect of micronutrients (Fe and Zn) on flowering and yield attributes of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) cv. Mayur 5. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2019;89(8):1282-86. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v89i8.92846.

Mudassir S, Ahmad R, Anjum MA. Foliar application of micronutrients enhances growth, flowering, minerals absorption and postharvest life of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) in calcareous soil. J Hortic Sci Technol. 2021; 4:41-47. https://doi.org/10.46653/jhst2142041.

Borah N, Deka J, Deka NC, Barua IC, et al. Soil fertility and nutrient management in tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) through substitution of chemical fertilizer with comlizer. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 2015;14(3):248-54.

Ladhi DP, Raut VU, Thakare AA, Ingole AR, Bijewar AL. Effect of foliar spray of GA3 and KNO3 on growth and yield of tuberose. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2020;9(6):2139-41.

Chaitra R, Patil VS. Integrated nutrient management studies in China aster (Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees). Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2007;20(3):689.

Shi X, Yang C, Xi, W, Liang C, et al. Anti-drone system with multiple surveillance technologies: Architecture, implementation and challenges. IEEE Communications Magazine. 2018;56(4):68-74. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2018.1700430

Balakrishnan V, Jawaharlal M, Kumar TS, Ganga M. Response of micro-nutrients on flowering, yield and xanthophyll content in African marigold (Tagetes erecta Linn.). Journal of Ornamental Horticulture. 2007;10(3):153-56.

Ganga M, Jegadeeswari V, Padmadevi K, Jawaharlal M. Response of chrysanthemum cv Co. to the application of micronutrients. Journal of Ornamental Horticulture. 2008;11(3):220-23.

Muscolo A, Felici M, Concheri G, Nardi S. Effect of earthworm humic substances on esterase and peroxidase activity during growth of leaf explants of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 1993;15:127-31. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00336430

Nilima Bhosale NB, Barad AV, Nilesh Bhosale NB. Effect of storage period and GA3 soaking of bulbs on growth and flowering of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) cv. Double. 2014.

Rana P, Kumar J, Kumar M. Response of GA3, plant spacing and planting depth on growth, flowering and corm production in gladiolus. Journal of Ornamental Horticulture. 2005;8(1):41- 44.

Martin D, Singh V, Latheef MA, Bagavathiannan M. Spray deposition on weeds (Palmer Amaranth and Morning glory) from a remotely piloted aerial application aystem and backpack sprayer. Drones. 2020;4(3):59. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones4030059.

Dayana K, Ramesh T, Avudaithai S, Sebastian SP, Rathika S. Foliar application of nutrients using agricultural drone on yield and quality of green gram. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 2021;69-72.

Engels C, Marschner H. Plant uptake and utilization of nitrogen. Nitrogen Fertilization in the Environment. 1995;41-81.

Srivastava HS. Regulation of nitrate reductase activity in higher plants. Phytochemistry. 1980;19(5):725-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(80)85100-4.

Nardi S, Pizzeghello D, Muscolo A, Vianello A. Physiological effects of humic substances on higher plants. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2002;34(11):1527-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00174-8.

Oktem A, Celik A, Oktem AG. Effect of humic acid seed treatment on yield and some yield characteristic of corn plant (Zea mays L. indentata). Journal of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, JAFES. 2018;72(2):142-47. https://doi.org/10.55302/JAFES18722142o

Dayana K, Ramesh T, Avudaithai S, Sebastian SP, Rathika S. Feasibility of using drone for foliar spraying of nutrients in irrigated green gram (Vigna radiata L.). Ecology, Environment and Conservation. 2022;28:589-94. https://doi.org/10.53550/EEC.2022.v28i01s.064

Qin W, Xue X, Zhang S, Gu W, Wang B. Droplet deposition and efficiency of fungicides sprayed with small UAV against wheat powdery mildew. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. 2018;11(2):27-32. https://doi.org/10.25165/j.ijabe.20181102.3157

Giles D, Billing R. Deployment and performance of a UAV for crop spraying. Chemical Engineering Transactions. 2015;44:307-12.

Parker ML, Reeves JN, Matzeu GA, Buisson DJ, Fabian AC. Using principal component analysis to understand the variability of PDS 456. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2018;474(1):108-14. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2803

Chandel A, Thakur M, Rakwal A, Chauhan S, Bhargava B. Exogenous applications of gibberellic acid modulate the growth, flowering and longevity of calla lily. Heliyon. 2023;9(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16319

Lowry O, Rosebrough N, Farr A, Randall R. Protein measurement with the Folin phenol reagent. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1951;193:265-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9258(19)52451-6

Sinha SK, Nicholas JD. Nitrate reductase in Paleg, L.G. and D. Aspinall (Eds.). The physiology and biochemistry of drought resistance in plants. Academic Press, Australia. 1981;145-68.

Bray HG, Thorpe W. Analysis of phenolic compounds of interest in metabolism. Methods of Biochemical Analysis. 1954;27-52. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470110171.ch2

Arnon DI. Copper enzymes in isolated chloroplasts polyphenol oxidase in Beta vulgaris. Plant Physiol. 1949;24:1-15. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.24.1.1.

Humphries EC. Mineral components and ash analysis. Moderne Methoden der Pflanzenanalyse/Modern Methods of Plant Analysis: Erster Band/Volume I. 1956;468-502. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-25300-7_17

Jackson ML. Soil chemical analysis. Second edition. Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi. 1973;498.

Rashid A, Rafique E. Zinc requirement of corn grown on two calcareous soils of Pakistan. Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenernahrung und Bodenkunde. 1986;152(5):405-08. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.19891520501.

Bingham FT. Boron. Methods of Soil Analysis: Part 2 Chemical and Microbiological Properties. 1983;9:431-47. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronmonogr9.2.2ed.c25