Physiological and Agronomic Implications of Foliar Potassium Application on Sunflower Productivity in Calcareous Soils
Abdul Aleem Memon1*, Inayatullah Rajpar2, Ghulam Murtaza Jamro2, Javaid Ahmed Shah3 and Saima Kalsoom Babar2
1Soil Fertility Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan; 2Department of Soil Science, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan; 3Soil and Environmental Sciences Division, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tandojam, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Abdul Aleem Memon, Soil Fertility Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Tandojam, Sindh, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Different stages of sunflower plant where K was applied through foliar.
Figure 2:
Effect of K foliar sources and timing on sunflower grown on calcareous (a) plant height (b) head diameter (c) seeds per head.
Figure 3:
Effect of K foliar sources and timing on sunflower grown on calcareous (a) Seed weight per head (b) 100-seed weight.
Figure 4:
Effect of K foliar sources and timing on (a) Oil Content (b) Seed yield of sunflower grown on calcareous soil.
Figure 5:
Effect of K foliar sources and timing on (a) chlorophyll a (b) chlorophyll b (c) Total chlorophyll concentration of sunflower grown on calcareous soil.
Figure 6:
Relationship of leaf K concentration (a) with oil content (b) with seed yield of sunflower grown on calcareous soil as affected by K foliar sources and timing.