Effect of Zn and Fe fortification through agronomic intervention on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Keywords:
Chickpea, Fortification, Growth, Iron, Yield, ZincAbstract
The present study assesses the effect of Zinc and Iron nutrition on the growth and yield of chickpea along with Zn and Fe concentrations in seed. Results of the study revealed that the cultivar GNG 2207 performed slightly better than JG 14 to seed yield (1280 kg/ha), net returns (Rs. 38992/ha) and B: C ratio (2.41). The RDF + Foliar spray of 0.5% each of ZnSO4 and FeSO4 at pre-flowering and pod initiation stages recorded significantly higher seed yield (1326 kg/ha), net returns (INR 41,640/ha) and B: C ratio (2.50) which was statistically at par with RDF + 0.5% ZnSO4 foliar application and RDF + 0.5% FeSO4 foliar application over rest of the treatments. The same results were also observed for Zn (31.28 -31.69 ppm) and Fe (60.82- 63.94 ppm) content in chickpea seed.
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