Open AccessResponse of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) To Boron and Molybdenum Fertilization
Author(s) -
Azizul Hoque,
Mahtab Alam,
Shahanaz Khatun,
M. Salahin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of bio-science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8595
pISSN - 1023-8654
DOI - 10.3329/jbs.v29i2.54953
Subject(s) - randomized block design , point of delivery , straw , agronomy , cultivar , yield (engineering) , biology , seed treatment , horticulture , priming (agriculture) , crop yield , germination , materials science , metallurgy
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of micronutrients on the growth and yield performance of chickpea. The experiment was consisted using two factors- variety and treatments. Two local cultivars viz. BARI Chola-5 and BARI Chola-9 and five treatments e.g. T0 = control, T1 = 2 kg B/ha, T2 = 2 kg Mo/ha, T3= seed priming with Mo (1g/l water), T4 = foliar spray of B (0.5 g/l water) + seed priming with Mo (1g/l water), and T5 = 2 kg B/ha + seed priming with Mo (1g/l water) were considered for this study. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) was adopted with three replications. Significant variation was observed between the varieties and here the BARI Chola-9 produced the higher seed yield (2.47 ton/ ha). Treatment showed significant effect on the yield attributes and yield of chickpea. The highest plant height, number of branches/ plant, number of pods/ plant, nodule/ plant, number of effective pod/ plant, length of the pod, 1000-grain weight, seed yield, straw yield, biological yield was obtained from T4. The highest seed yield (2.68 ton/ ha) was recorded from BARI Chola-9 with foliar spray of boron and seed priming with Mo. The results indicated that foliar spray of B and seed priming with molybdenum can be beneficial in improving growth and yield of chickpea variety BARI Chola-9.J. Bio-Sci. 29(2): 43-51, 2021 (December)