Role of potassium and zinc on sweet potato : Effect of potassium and zinc on growth, yield and quality on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) cv. CO-34

ISBN-13: 9783330089822 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 124 str.

Pravin Singh; Om Prakash Prajapat

Opis

Sweet potato is an herbaceous dicotyledonous plant with creeping, perennial vines and adventitious roots and belongs to the family Convolvulaceae and is one of the important tuber crops of tropical and subtropical regions of the World. It is a major source of carbohydrate for millions of people, especially in developing countries. Potassium is essential in nearly all processes needed to sustain plant growth and reproduction i.e. photosynthesis translocation of photosynthetic, protein synthesis, control of ionic balance, regulation of plant stomata, turgor maintenance, stress tolerance and water use, activation of plant enzymes and many other processes. Sweet potato plants respond positively to foliar application of zinc and produced maximum production of roots. It also helps in correcting zinc deficiency. Zn is an important component of enzymes that drive and increase the rate of many important metabolic reactions involved in crop growth and development. It is hoped that this readers shall find this book much useful for their studies and further research.

O autorze

Pravin Singh born in 1989 at Jaipur (Rajasthan), India. He did this B.Sc. in 2012 from SKRAU, Bikaner and M.Sc. Horticulture (Vegetable Science) in 2016 from CH&F Jhalawar (A.U. Kota). He is published 12 research paper & 2 review in reputed journals, 32 articles in different magazines, 3 book chapters and participate in many seminars.