Author(s): P. K. PATRA AND 2C. BHATTACHARYA

Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during 1999 and 2000 kharif (rainy) season in a sandy loam soil (mixed hyperthermic paleudalfs) at Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur in the Red and Laterite zone of West Bengal to investigate the effect of four levels of boron and three levels of molybdenum on growth and yield of Mung Bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek (cv. Baisakhi Mung)]. Boron, molybdenum and their combined application significantly improved all the growth and yield attributing characters of Mungbean. The synergistic influence of these two micronutrients helped augmenting growth and yield of the crop.

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