Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Brajesh Bisen, Rajesh Dhakar and Namrata Dwivedi

Abstract:
The present experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2019-20 at field experimentation center of Rajoula Farm, faculty of agriculture M.G.C.G.V Chitrakoot M.P. was carried through a field experiment on a sandy loam soil deficient in available Sulphur and Zinc on chickpea (Cicer arietinum) variety JG-14, during rabi 2019-20. Three levels of Zinc (0, 10 and 15 kg/ha) and three levels of Sulphur (0, 15 and 25 kg/ha) and their possible combinations were applied to soil. The plant was fertilized with uniform doses of RDF (recommended dose of fertilizer) on N and P as 20 and 50 kg/ha respectively through one time a basal application to soil. The growth and ancillary data were collected at 30, 45 DAS and at the harvest the data were collected on test weight and grain yield. The yield varied from 9.16 to 15.90 qha^–1 with a general mean of 13.75qha^–1. The main effects of sulphur and Zinc and their interaction were significant. It was evident that a combination dose of S₁Zn₂ (15 kgha^–1 sulphur and 15 kg/ ha^–1 Zinc) was the best, and higher doses than above were economically suitable for a rainfed crop of chickpea JG-14 Varity. It was, therefore, conducted that a combination dose of S₁Zn₂ (15 kgha^–1 sulphur and 15 kg/ ha^–1 Zinc) was optimum for growth and yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Under the given agro-ecosystem of experimentation.