Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Joy Samuel Mecarty, Joy Dawson and C Lalrammawii

Abstract:
The experiment was conducted during the Zaid season 2020, at the Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj (U.P.) The soil of the experimental field is sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), the available N, P, K fertilizer is applied along with micronutrients of Zinc, Molybdenum, Cobalt and Boron. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments replicated thrice. The treatment with RDF + ZnSO₄ at 20 kg/ha + B at 10 kg/ha (Soil application) found significantly higher in Plant height (15.75 cm), number of branches (5.66) and crop growth rate (4.76 g/m²/plant), as compared to other treatments. Maximum number of pods/plant (22.89), seed yield (788.20 kg/ha), seeds/pod (9.88), stover yield (1.82 t/ha) and test weight (4.39 g) were found significantly higher with the application of treatment RDF + ZnSO₄ at 20 kg/ha + B at 10 kg/ha (Soil application) and dry weight (9.14 g/plant) were found significantly higher with the application of treatment RDF + Co at 1 g/kg (Seed treatment) as compared to other treatments.