“…Increased nutrient availability in the root zone due to optimum nutrition levels leads to greater absorption and translocation of minerals and nutrients and finally increased accumulation of photosynthates by plants, might be the reasons for higher head weight. These results are corroborated with the findings of Shinde et al, (2006), Tanpure et al, (2007), Imtiyaz et al, (1999), Sahu (2013), Mohapatra et al, (2013), Verma et al, (2014), Kumari et al, (2015) and Mankar et al, (2015).…”