Vol. 12, Issue 8 (2023)

A field experiment was conducted during the winter (rabi) seasons of 2019-20 and 2020-21 at Imphal, Manipur, to study the effect of customized fertilizer (NPKSZnMo) on performance of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The experiment was laid out in a thrice replicated randomized block design. Different doses of customized fertilizer were used in the study. The customized fertilizer (CF)–combination of N, P, K, S, Zn and Mo mixture–significantly influenced yield attributes and seed yield. The highest seed yield (1141 kg/ha), biological yield (4276 kg/ha) and the highest net returns (Rs 37,682/ha) were obtained with the application of 125% CF dose. However, in terms of benefit: cost (B:C) ratio, application of 75% CF resulted in nearly equivalent value of 1.28 with that of 125% CF dose . Hence, application of 75% CF dose can be considered as optimum for chickpea under agro climatic conditions of Manipur