Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Vidya VS, Rudragouda FC, Naveen NE, Sarvajna B Salimath and Onkarappa S

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season of 2021-22 at Zonal Agricultural and Horticultural Research Station, Babbur farm, Hiriyur, Chitradurga, to study the effect of various levels of chickpea magic on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with nine treatments replicated thrice. The recommended dose of fertilizer (13:25:25 kg N: P2O5: K2O ha-1 + FYM @ 7.5 t ha-1) in combination with foliar spray of varied levels of chickpea magic were taken into study. The results of the study indicated that the growth and yield of chickpea were significantly influenced by the foliar nutrition with chickpea magic. The growth parameters viz., plant height (40.28 cm), number of primary and secondary branches plant-1 (4.46 and 13.95 plant-1, respectively), total dry matter accumulation plant 1 (20.39 g plant-1) at harvest and yield attributes like number of pods plant-1 (47.03), pod yield plant-1 (28.24 g), seed yield (18.53 q ha-1) and haulm yield (26.96 q ha-1) were significantly higher in the treatment which received 100% RDF along with the foliar application of 1% chickpea magic at 45 DAS over the farmers practice. The magnitude of increase in seed yield was up to 39.63% over farmers practice treatment without any chickpea magic application.