Response of Boron and Light on Morph-Physiology and Pod Yield of Two Peanut Varieties
Table 1
(a) Soil test results of the experimental filed (mean of two years). (b) Monthly record of air temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall of the experimental site during the period of March to July 2014 and 2015 (mean of two years).
(a)
Element
Levels in the soil plot
pH
5.9
Total nitrogen
0.071%
Exchangeable K
0.31 meq/100 g soil
Exchangeable Ca
6.36 meq/100 g soil
Exchangeable P
14.04 μg/g soil
Exchangeable S
15.16 μg/g soil
B
0.30 μg/g soil
Sand
27%
Silt
43%
Clay
30%
Organic matter
0.78%
Soil was tested at Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) Laboratory, Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(b)
Month
Air temperature (°C)
Relative humidity (%)
Rainfall (mm) (total)
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
March
37.4
20.2
80.2
32.4
3.80
April
39.4
19.4
80.2
39.2
65.60
May
38.2
19.3
89.2
40
202
June
37.2
17.4
88.4
46.3
282.7
July
35.6
18.2
88.2
55.4
107.8
Source. Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University mini weather station, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
