Effect of nitrogen and molybdenum on crop growth, yield and soil properties of pea in acid soil (Pisum sativum L.)

Abstract

A field experiment entitled “Effect of Nitrogen and Molybdenum on Crop growth, yield and soil properties of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in acid soil” was carried out at the research field of Central Agricultural University, Iroishemba, Imphal, Manipur during the Rabi season of 2019 - 2020. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with 3 replications. There were 16 treatments combinations in the experiment consisting of 4 levels of nitrogen (N1, N2, N3, N4) viz., 0, 10, 20, 30 kg/ha and 4 levels of molybdenum (M1, M2, M3, M4) viz., 0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2 kg/ha. The results revealed that application of nitrogen level N3 (20 kg N/ha) and molybdenum level M3 (0.8 kg Mo/ha) significantly increased crop growth, yield parameters, nutrient content in plants and in post- harvest soil.