Table 2 Description of the treatments employed during the two years of experimentation.

JS-335

It is early duration, high yielding and developed by Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, India., It possesses wide adaptability, good germinability, semi dwarf habit, non-lodging, and non-shattering characteristics. The yield potential of the variety is 2.7-3.0 Mg ha⁻¹.

JS-97-52

This variety was developed by JNKVV, Jabalpur, India. It is a high yielding variety with a total duration of 98–102 days. Seeds are greenish yellow, lustrous with blackish hilum. The variety is resistant to major diseases and abiotic stresses. The yield potential of the variety is 2.5-3.0 Mg ha⁻¹.

Landrace

The local cultivar was collected from Mon District of Nagaland, India. It usually takes 130–140 days to mature. It is a tall statured, bushy, and small seeded cultivar with approximate yield potential of 1.5–1.8 Mg ha⁻¹

Control

No Zn application (Control)

SA-ZS

Soil application (SA) of Zn @ 5 kg ha⁻¹ through ZnSO₄.7H₂O

SA-ZO

SA of Zn @ 5 kg ha⁻¹ through ZnO

SA + FA-ZS

SA of Zn @ 5 kg ha⁻¹ through ZnSO₄.7H₂O + Two Foliar spray (FS) of ZnSO₄ @ 0.25% at pre-flowering and pod formation

SA + FA-ZO

SA of Zn @ 5 kg ha⁻¹ through ZnO + FS of ZnO @ 0.25% at pre-flowering and pod formation

FA-ZS

FS of ZnSO₄.7H₂O @ 0.5% at maximum vegetative stage, pre-flowering and pod formation.

FA-ZO

FS of ZnO @ 0.5% at maximum vegetative stage, pre-flowering and pod formation.