Effect of Organic Manures and Boron on Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2021 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P). The soil of experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), low in organic carbon (0.36%), available N (171.48 kg/ha), available P (15.2 kg/ha) and available K (232.5 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments each replicated thrice on the basis of one year experimentation. The treatments which are T1: Vermicompost 3 t/ha + Boron @ 1 kg/ha, T2: Vermicompost 3 t/ha + Boron @ 1.5 kg/ha, T3: Vermicompost 3 t/ha + Boron @ 2 kg/ha, T4: Poultry manure 4 t/ha + Boron @ 1 kg/ha, T5: Poultry manure 4 t/ha + Boron @ 1.5 kg/ha, T6: Poultry manure 4 t/ha + Boron @ 2 kg/ha, T7: Farmyard Manure 5 t/ha + Boron @ 1 kg/ha, T8: Farmyard Manure 5 t/ha + Boron @ 1.5 kg/ha, T9: Farmyard Manure 5 t/ha + Boron @ 2 kg/ha are used. The results showed that application of Poultry manure 4 t/ha + Boron @ 2 kg/ha was recorded significantly higher Plant height (42.45 cm), No. of Nodules/plant (19.74) and Plant dry weight (8.63 g/plant). Significantly highest Pods/plant (30.06), Seeds/Pod (1.80), Test weight (223.07 g), Seed yield (1811.28 kg/ha), Stover yield (3217.59 kg/ha) was obtained in the treatment of Poultry manure 4 t/ha + Boron @ 2 kg/ha as compared to other treatments.