Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Shweta Gupta, Narendra Singh, Aniket H Kalhapure, Jagannath Pathak, Anchal Singh and Ankur Tripathi

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted at the College Research Farm, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, during the rabi seasons of 2021-22 and 2022-23. This study aimed to assess how applying fertilizers through foliar and basal methods would impact the soil characteristics of chickpea cultivation. The soil at the experimental site was characterized as having a clay loam texture, low levels of organic carbon and available nitrogen, and moderate levels of available phosphorus and potash. The experiment was conducted in split plot design with three main factors in main plot with six level of each in sub-plot treatment. Total combinations of treatment were eighteen and each treatment was replicated at three time. The main plot consisted of the foliar supplementation namely, no spray, NPK during flowering, NPK + Zinc + Salicylic Acid during flowering. Further each main plot had divided in to six sub-plots held six nutrient management practices. Results exhibited that among the treatments NPK + Zinc + Salicylic acid during flowering + 100% RDF + Vermicompost @ 2.5 t/ha found superior in terms of soil properties of chickpea.