Impact of Varieties and Foliar Spray of Micronutrient on Growth Parameters of Cluster Bean under Teak Based Agroforestry System

Abstract

Management of agroforestry system in different region has been widely focused on reducing soil erosion and water losses, environmental balance restoration, improve land use and uplifting economic benefits. This study was conducted to evaluating the impact of varieties and foliar application of micronutrient on growth parameters of cluster bean under teak based agroforestry system as well as open condition. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with Factorial concept consisting of 3 factors viz., varieties, foliar spray of micronutrient iron and foliar spray of micronutrient zinc at 2 levels each in 4 replications. Among two tested varieties, variety Pusa Navbahar performed well in terms of growth as compare to local variety in both growing conditions.  Furthermore, foliar spray of 0.5% FeSO4 and foliar spray of 0.5% ZnSO4 also recorded maximum growth parameters as compare to their control condition under both growing conditions. All interaction effect were found non-significant for most of growth parameters except plant height under both growing conditions (teak-based agroforestry system and open condition). Further, t-test analysis shows that growth parameters were higher for open condition.