Vol. 11, Issue 3 (2022)

Author(s):
Banoth Murali Krishna, H Sai Kumar, Guguloth Priyanka, Malavath Vinod Naik and Umesha C

Abstract:
The field experimentation was conducted during Zaid 2021 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.). The soil of experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, Basic in soil reaction (pH 7.4), low in organic carbon (0.49%), available N (219 kg/ha), available P (21.3 kg/ha), available K (235.8 kg/ha). The treatments consisted of two sources zinc (soil application zinc at three levels 10 kg/ha, 12.5 kg/ha, 15 kg/ha) and boron (foliar application of boron at three levels 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%) respectively. The treatments which are Zinc at 10, 12.5, 15 kg/ha along with it Boron foliar spray with 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3% were used. The research was laid out in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments each replicated three times. In that study maximum plant height up to (44.08 cm), maximum branches per plant (6.04), nodules per plant up to (6.33), plant dry weight of (6.20 g/plant), Crop growth rate (2.62 g/m2/day), Maximum pods per plant (39.70), maximum seeds per plant (8.84), Test weight up to (37.93 g), Seed yield of (1,072,.33 kg/ha), Stover yield of (2,793.36 kg/ha), Harvest index (27.78%), Cost of cultivation (38,526.29 Rs./ha), Gross returns (85,786.40 Rs./ha), Net returns (47,260.11 Rs./ha) and B:C ratio (1.22) noted with by application of Zinc at 15 kg/ha + Boron foliar spray of 0.3%.