Vol. 10, Issue 10 (2021)

Author(s):
Archana Verma, Uday Pratap Shahi, Pankaj Chaurasia, Satdev, Shruti Kumari and Rakesh Kumar

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out during the kharif season 2018 at Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P) to evaluate the effect of mode of micronutrients application on yield of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) in sandy loam soil. Nine treatments consisting of micronutrients (Zn, Fe and B) viz T₁ [Control (NPK)], T₂ (ZnSO₄@ 25 kg/h), T₃ (Fe SO₄@ 40 kg/ha), T₄ (Borax@ 10 kg/ha), T₅ (ZnSO₄+ FeSO₄+ Borax), T6 (foliar spray ZnSO₄@0.5%), T₇ (foliar spray FeSO₄ @1%), T₈ (foliar spray Borax@0.2%), T₉ (foliar spray ZnSO₄+ FeSO₄+ Borax) were tested in randomized block design with three replications. Recommended doses of NPK was commonly applied in all the plots. The experimental results revealed that yields viz., grain, straw and biological pigeon pea differ significantly among different treatments and were maximum with the foliar spray of ZnSO₄+ FeSO₄+ Borax followed by soil application of ZnSO₄+ FeSO₄+ Borax. Therefore, the combined application of various micronutrients should be taken into consideration.