Vol. 18 No. 2
Influence of organic foliar application in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under rainfed condition
Author(s): M. R. SRIDHARA, R. A. NANDAGAVI, S. S. NOOLI AND A. H. BIRADAR
Abstract:
An experiment was carried out to study the effect of foliar nutrition in chickpea through organics under rainfed condition in medium black soils at Agricultural College Vijayapura. There were fifteen treatment combinations, consisting of five organic sources in main plots and three stage of application in sub plots laid out in split plot design with three replications. The results showed that the foliar application of jeevamrutha @ 25% both at pre-flowering and at pod initiation stages recorded considerably more number of pods plant-1 (46.5), grain weight plant-1 (9.45 g), grain yield (2198 kg ha-1), haulm yield (2954 kg ha-1), higher net returns (73,619 ha-1) and BC ratio (3.74). The foliar application of either jeevamrutha @ 25% or cow urine @ 10% both at pre-flowering and at pod initiation stages helped to increase growth and yield parameters, seed yield and maximum profit and benefit cost ratio in chickpea.
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