Response of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill.) to boron and farmyard manure application under arid soils conditions in Kutch, Gujarat

cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
cg.contributor.affiliationCentral Arid Zone Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorIndian Council of Agricultural Researchen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR System Organizationen
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climate
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierHassan, Sawsan: 0000-0002-5057-8957
cg.creator.identifierLouhaichi, Mounir: 0000-0002-4543-7631
cg.creator.identifierSarker, Ashutosh: 0000-0002-9074-4876
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2022.1343.26en
cg.issn0567-7572en
cg.issn2406-6168en
cg.journalActa Horticulturaeen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen
cg.volume1343en
dc.contributor.authorNaorem, Anandkumaren
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Sachinen
dc.contributor.authorHassan, Sawsanen
dc.contributor.authorLouhaichi, Mouniren
dc.contributor.authorSarker, Ashutoshen
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T21:56:36Zen
dc.date.available2022-12-06T21:56:36Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125817
dc.titleResponse of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill.) to boron and farmyard manure application under arid soils conditions in Kutch, Gujaraten
dcterms.abstractAs livestock is an important component of livelihoods in the arid regions of Kutch in Gujarat, India, smallholder farmers have difficulties in cultivating fodder crops during the driest seasons of the year. Water scarcity in arid regions can negatively affect feed intake, digestion and body weight of animals. The cactus pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.] has gained attention in Kutch because it serves as a good green fodder. To understand the plant growth response of Opuntia-ficus indica Mill. to inorganic fertilizers and organic manures, a field experiment was conducted with 12 treatment combinations, three levels of farmyard manure and four levels of boron and compared in a randomized complete block design with three replications over two years. The results showed substantial increases in cactus pear growth after applying farmyard manure during the first year and second year of planting. Boron contributed to significant changes in cactus pear growth only during the second year of planting. The integrated application of both farmyard manure and boron can enhance cactus pear growth during the second year of plantingen
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2022-09-21
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAnandkumar Naorem, Sachin Patel, Sawsan Hassan, Mounir Louhaichi, Ashutosh Sarker. (21/9/2022). Response of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill. ) to boron and farmyard manure application under arid soils conditions in Kutch, Gujarat. Acta Horticulturae, 1343, pp. 187-196.en
dcterms.extent187-196en
dcterms.issued2022-09
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; Non-commercial educational use only
dcterms.publisherInternational Society for Horticultural Scienceen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectfodderen
dcterms.subjectcladodesen
dcterms.subjectgoal 13 climate actionen
dcterms.subjectboraxen
dcterms.subjectclimate adaptation and mitigationen
dcterms.subjectcircumferenceen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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