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Kumar T, Tama PM, Kabir Hemel SA, Ghosh RK, Ali MI, Al-Bakky A, Alim A. Optimizing boron application methods and dosages to enhance jute ( Corchorus olitorius) seed yield and quality under sub-tropical climate. Heliyon 2025; 11:e42320. [PMID: 39995925 PMCID: PMC11848081 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Revised: 01/22/2025] [Accepted: 01/27/2025] [Indexed: 02/26/2025] Open
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Bangladesh, despite being a top raw jute producer, struggles with inadequate jute seed quantity and quality due to some unforeseen circumstances. Boron is a key micronutrient for enhancing crop seed yield and quality. However, research on its effects on jute (Corchorus olitorius) seed production in Bangladesh remains limited, highlighting a significant knowledge gap. Therefore, a two-year field study was conducted at the Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Regional Station in Faridpur to examine the effects of various boron application methods and doses on Corchorus olitorius seed production. The experiment included ten treatments combining three boron doses (2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 kg/ha) with three different application methods: (1) full dose as basal application, (2) full dose as foliar spray in two equal split and (3) haft the dose as basal application with the remaining half as foliar spray in two equal splits. An additional treatment without boron served as the control. The experiment, using the jute variety BJRI Tossa Pat 8, was conducted in a randomized complete block design to account for environmental variability and enhance treatment comparison. The study revealed that, independent of application methods and doses, boron application significantly improved seed yield and germination percentage compared to treatments without boron. Foliar application of boron at 3.0 kg/ha significantly enhanced yield contributing characters, including the number of capsules/plant, capsule length, and 1000-seed weights, compared to control and basal treatments. Additionally, boron application consistently improved seed yield and germination percentage across all methods and doses. The 3.0 kg/ha foliar treatment, applied half at 20-25 days after sowing and the remainder at the first flowering stage, yielded the highest results for Corchorus olitorius. Principal component analysis indicated that the number of seeds per capsule, capsule length, and seed yield were the main contributors. So, 3.0 kg/ha foliar boron treatment, applied half at 20-25 days after sowing and the remainder at the first flowering stage is recommended for late jute seed production to achieve optimum seed yield and net profit.
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- Tapan Kumar
- Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, Bangladesh
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- Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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da Silva Liber Lopes PM, Campos CNS, Teodoro PE, Costa MG, de Souza Júnior JP, de Mello Prado R. The synergistic effects of soil-applied boron and foliar-applied silicon on cotton fiber quality and yield. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:520. [PMID: 37884892 PMCID: PMC10605965 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04542-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Studies of boron (B) and silicon (Si) synergy in cotton crops have shown promising results; however, the focus was on the foliar application of B and Si. Nonetheless, B is an element with little mobility in the plant and its best form of application is in the soil. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the synergistic effect of soil applied B and foliar applied sSi on fiber quality and crop yield of cotton. For this purpose, a field experiment was carried out using cotton cultivar FM 985 GLTP. The soil's B in the experimental site is classified as low for cotton cultivation. The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete-block design, in a 3 × 2 factorial scheme, with three doses of B: 0.0 kg ha-1 (deficiency), 2.0 kg ha-1 (recommended dose), and 4.0 kg ha-1 (high dose) in the absence and presence (920 g L-1) of Si, with four replications. One week after the 4th application of Si, B and Si leaf content was determined. At boll opening, crop yield was estimated, and fiber quality analysis was realized. Boron deficiency reduced cotton yield, in 11 and 9%, compared to the application of 2 and 4 kg ha-1 of B, respectively. The presence of Si, however, increased plant yield in 5% in the treatments with 0 and 2 kg ha-1 of B, respectively. Cotton fiber length and elongation were not influenced by the B doses and Si presence. Fiber breaking strength was increased in 5% by the presence of Si and was not influenced by B deficiency. Micronaire was 8% smaller in the treatment with 0 kg ha-1 of B and 6% smaller in the absence of Si. Short fiber index was 4% greater in the plants of the treatment with 0 kg ha-1 of B. The results of this study reports that the complementation with Si via foliar application increases fiber quality by enhance breaking strength and micronaire. In conclusion, the interaction between soil-applied B and foliar-applied Si is beneficial for cotton cultivation, resulting in high cotton yield with better fiber quality.
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- Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul (UFMS), Rod MS 306, Km 105 S/N, Chapadão Do Sul, Brazil
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- Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul (UFMS), Rod MS 306, Km 105 S/N, Chapadão Do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Production, São Paulo State University 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' (UNESP), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane S/N, Jaboticabal, 14884900, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Production, São Paulo State University 'Júlio de Mesquita Filho' (UNESP), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane S/N, Jaboticabal, 14884900, Brazil
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Retraction: Soil applied boron (B) improves growth, yield and fiber quality traits of cotton grown on calcareous saline soil. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0277639. [DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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de Souza Júnior JP, de M Prado R, Campos CNS, Sousa Junior GS, Oliveira KR, Cazetta JO, Gratão PL. Addition of silicon to boron foliar spray in cotton plants modulates the antioxidative system attenuating boron deficiency and toxicity. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:338. [PMID: 35831782 PMCID: PMC9281171 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03721-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Boron (B) nutritional disorders, either deficiency or toxicity, may lead to an increase in reactive oxygen species production, causing damage to cells. Oxidative damage in leaves can be attenuated by supplying silicon (Si). The aim of this study was to assess the effect of increasing foliar B accumulation on cotton plants to determine whether adding Si to the spray solution promotes gains to correct deficiency and toxicity of this micronutrient by decreasing oxidative stress via synthetizing proline and glycine-betaine, thereby raising dry matter production. RESULTS B deficiency or toxicity increased H2O2 and MDA leaf concentration in cotton plants. H2O2 and MDA leaf concentration declined, with quadratic adjustment, as a function of increased leaf B accumulation. Proline and glycine-betaine leaf concentration increased under B-deficiency and B-toxicity. In addition, production of these nonenzymatic antioxidant compounds was greater in plants under toxicity, in relation to deficient plants. Adding Si to the B spray solution reduced H2O2 and MDA concentration in the plants under nutrient deficiency or toxicity. Si reduced H2O2, primarily in B-deficient plants. Si also increased proline and glycine-betaine concentration, mainly in plants under B toxicity. Dry matter production of B-deficient cotton plants increased up to an application of 1.2 g L- 1 of B. The critical B level in the spray solution for deficiency and toxicity was observed at a concentration of 0.5 and 1.9 g L- 1 of B, respectively, in the presence of Si, and 0.4 and 1.9 g L- 1 of B without it. In addition, the presence of Si in the B solution raised dry matter production in all B concentrations evaluated in this study. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrated that adding Si to a B solution is important in the foliar spraying of cotton plants because it increases proline and glycine-betaine production and reduces H2O2 and MDA concentration, in addition to mitigating the oxidative stress in cotton plants under B deficiency or toxicity.
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- Jonas P de Souza Júnior
- Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences. Department of Agricultural Production Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, São Paulo, 14884900, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences. Department of Agricultural Production Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, São Paulo, 14884900, Brazil
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- Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul (UFMS), Rodovia MS 306, Km 105, Chapadão do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, 79560-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences. Department of Biology Applied to Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, São Paulo, 14884900, Brazil
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- Institute of Plant Protection. Department of Integrated Plant Protection, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Páter Károly utca. 1, Gödöllő, 2100, Hungary
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, São Paulo, 14884900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences. Department of Biology Applied to Agriculture, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, São Paulo, 14884900, Brazil
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Rehman AU, Fatima Z, Qamar R, Farukh F, Alwahibi MS, Hussain M. The impact of boron seed priming on seedling establishment, growth, and grain biofortification of mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) in yermosols. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265956. [PMID: 35358247 PMCID: PMC8970469 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Boron-deficiency in Yermosols is among the major constraints to mungbean productivity and grain biofortification in Pakistan. However, agronomic strategies such as boron (B) seed priming have potential to improve mungbean yield and grain biofortification. Moreover, deficiency to toxicity range for B is very narrow; therefore, it is pre-requisite to optimize its dose before field evaluation. A wire house experiment was planned out to reconnoiter the impact of seed priming with B on growth and quality of two cultivars of mungbean, i.e., ‘NM-2011’ and ‘NM-2016’. Four different B levels were used as seed priming, i.e., 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.1% and 1.0% B, (borax Na2B4O7.10H2O, 11.5% B) were tested, whereas hydropriming was regarded as control. Seed priming with 0.01% B significantly (p≤0.05) lowered time taken to start germination and time to reach 50% emergence, whereas improved mean emergence time, emergence index, final emergence percentage, number of leaves, dry and fresh weight of root, shoot, and total weight, root length, plant height, chlorophyll contents, number of pods and 100-grain weight, seeds per plant, grain yield per plant, B concentrations in stem and grain, grain protein, carbohydrate and fiber in both cultivars. Boron seed priming proved beneficial under a specific range; however, deficiency (hydropriming) and excess (above 0.01% B) of B were detrimental for mungbean growth and productivity. The cultivar ‘NM-2016’ had significantly (p≤0.05) higher yield due to prominent increase in yield related traits with 0.01% B priming as compared to ‘NM-2011’. In conclusion, B seed priming (0.01% B) seemed a feasible choice for improving mungbean growth, yield related traits and grain-B concentration of mungbean on Yermosols.
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- Atique-ur Rehman
- Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
- * E-mail: (AUR); (MH)
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- Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
- * E-mail: (AUR); (MH)
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