Response of Biofertilizers and Molybdenum on Growth and Yield Attributes of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Abstract

The field experiment entitled “Response of Biofertilizers and Molybdenum on Growth and Yield Attributes of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)" was conducted during rabi, 2022 at Crop Research Farm in the Department of Agronomy, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh. The experiment was layout in Randomized Block Design (RBD). The treatment consisted of three levels of Biofertilizer (Rhizobium, PSB and Rhizobium + PSB), Molybdenum (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 kg/ha) and control. The soil in the experimental area was sandy loam with pH (7.8), Organic Carbon (0.43%), Available N (181.58 kg/ha), Available P (15.45 kg/ha) and Available K (197.64 kg/ha). Seeds are sown at a spacing of 30 × 10 cm to a seed rate of 80 kg/ha. The application of Rhizobium + PSB and Molybdenum 1.0 kg/ha significantly increased the Plant height (49.90 cm), No. of nodules/plant (32.60), Dry weight (35.33 g), Number of Pods/plant (60.20), Number of seeds/pod (1.80), Seed yield (1638.35 kg/ha) and Stover Yield (3539 kg/ha) of chickpea over the control.