Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Nikita Landge, PV Shende, Anjali Sable and Sapana Baviskar

Abstract:
A study was carried out to evaluate the foliar sprays of IAA, kinetin and boron on morpho-physiological and yield contributing parameters of chickpea. The treatments included in this experiment were (T₁) control, (T₂) 40 ppm IAA, (T₃) 10 ppm kinetin, (T₄) 5000 ppm boron, (T₅) 40 ppm IAA + 10 ppm kinetin, (T₆) 10 ppm kinetin + 5000 ppm boron, (T₇) 40 ppm IAA + 5000 ppm boron and (T₈) 40 ppm IAA + 10 ppm kinetin + 5000 ppm boron. Experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications and eight treatments at research farm of Agricultural Botany Section, College of Agriculture, Nagpur. Observations about morpho-physiological parameters such as plant height, number of branches, leaf area, leaf area index and total dry weight plant^-1 were recorded. Observations on yield and yield contributing parameters like 100 seed weight, number of pods, seed yield plant^-1, plot^-1, ha^-1 and harvest index were recorded. From overall results, it can be stated that foliar application of IAA 40 ppm + kinetin 10 ppm + boron 5000 ppm at 20 and 40 DAS could be considered as most suitable concentration and time to enhance growth and yield of chickpea.