Response of Cotton to Foliar and Soil Applied Nutrients under Dera Ghazi Khan Conditions

A field research was conducted to investigate the response of foliar applied NPK (20:20:20), zinc (Zn) and boron (B) at different farmer fields to check the response of cotton crop under different agro-ecological conditions of Dera Ghazi Khan. Three treatments of foliar application including NPK (20: 20: 20 %) @ 625 g ha-1, Zn as zinc sulphate (35 %) @ 500 g ha-1, B as boric acid (17 %) @ 500 g ha-1and control (227:87:92 kg ha-1NPK) were analyzed. Availability of different nutrients influenced growth yield and quality traits of cotton. Foliar applied NPK fertilizer was helpful in gaining the highest number of bolls per plant (26.72), boll weight (2.31 g) and seed cotton yield (3873 kg ha-1). In summary, foliar application of NPK nutrients seemed to be helpfulfor maintaining the good crop stand at all the locations under study of Dera Ghazi Khan.