Valluri Sandhya Rani, A.K. Singh, Abhinandhan Singh, Abhinav Kumar and Mahendra Singh
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of agronomic iron biofortification through integrated nutrient management on growth parameters of transplanted rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown on sandy loam soils of Uttar Pradesh at Agronomy Farm, College of Agriculture, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology during two consecutive kharif seasons of 2024 & 2025. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with twelve treatments and replicated thrice. The results revealed that the combined application of FYM @ 3 tonnes ha-1, 0.5 % foliar spray of FeSO4, 0.5 % foliar spray of Fe- EDTA, seedling dip with iron solubilizing bacteria @ 1 g l-1 of water for 30 minutes along with 100 % RDF (T12) has significant improvement in growth parameters, viz., plant height, dry matter accumulation, and yield of rice. The study revealed that agronomic iron biofortification through integrated nutrient management practices has improved the growth parameters and yield of rice.