Response of mung crop (Vigna radiate L.) to boron application in alluvial soils of Varanasi district

Abstract

A field study was conducted with mung crop on alluvial soil of Varanasi district during zaid season (2015) to investigate the response of mung crop to B application The treatment were T1 (control), T2 (1 kg B ha-1+NPK), T3 (1.5 kg B ha-1 +NPK), T4 (2 kg B ha-1+NPK) T5 (2.5 kg B ha-1 + NPK), T6 (3 kg B ha-1 +NPK). In general, the higher plant height (11.67cm),number of branches (12.00), number of nodules (19.67), number of grain per pod (9.20), of mung were obtained with T6 treatment followed by T5> T4> T3> T2> and T1 control . As evident from results, grain and Stover yield increased significantly with B application. The mean maximum grain weight (5.18q -1) and Stover yield (7.86q ha-1) were obtained at higher dose of B (3kg B ha-1). The mung experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications.