Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Chingangbam Karuna Chanu and Indira Sarangthem

Abstract:
This article presents a study on growth, yield and soil properties of Pea in acid soil as influenced by the interaction effect of Nitrogen and Molybdenum. The field experiment was conducted at the research field of Central Agricultural University, Iroishemba, Imphal, Manipur during the Rabi season of 2019 - 2020. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with three replications comprised of 4 levels of nitrogen (N₁, N₂, N₃, N₄) viz., 0, 10, 20, 30 kg/ha and 4 levels of molybdenum (M₁, M₂, M₃, M₄) viz., 0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2 kg/ha at various growth stages. The study showed that the interaction effect of nitrogen and molybdenum produced significant effect on plant height, number of branches per plant, pod length, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, green pod yield (t/ha), nutrient content in plants and in post- harvest soil. However, soil pH, organic carbon, available nitrogen (kg/ha), soil texture (sand, silt, clay %) found non- significant in post- harvest soil. From the results of the present investigation, combined application of N @ 20 kg N/ha and Mo @ 0.8 kg Mo/ha was the most suitable doses for better crop yield.