Effect of Seed Pelleting with Micronutrients and Pesticides on Growth of Radish cv. Pusa Chetki (Raphanus sativus L.)

Field experiment was conducted to study the influence of seed pelleting on field performance of radish cv. Pusa chetki during 2014–2015 at Agricultural Research Station, Kalloli, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. In the present study fresh seeds of radish were first pelleted with micronutrients like ZnSO₄ @ 3 g/kg seed_{, FeSO4 @ 2 g/kg seed, Borax @ 2 g/kg seed and ZnSO4 @ 3 g/kgseed + Borax @ 2 g/kg seed and pesticides like Imidachloprid @ 2.5 ml/kg seed, Vitavaxpower @ 2 g/kg seed and control (unpelleted) along with a filler material (Talc powder @ 250 g/kg seed), maida (Starch gruel @ 10%) as a binding material and directly used for sowing. Among the seed pelleting with micronutrients, the seeds pelleted with ZnSO4 @ 3 g per kg seed recorded higher number of branches per plant (9.80), less number of days to flower initiation (33.4), 50 per cent flowering (44.67), maximum plant height at 50 per cent flowering (68.63 cm), less number of days to pod initiation (40.56) and pod maturation (97.78) over the seed pelleted with FeSO4 @ 2 g/kg seed (8.53, 36.71 days, 49.56 days, 63.42 cm, 45.44 days and 101.89 days, respectively).}