Influence of boron and plant growth regulators on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2023 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments which are replicated thrice on the basis of one year experimentation. The treatments consisted of 3 levels of Boron levels (1, 1.5, 2 kg/ha), and 3 levels of plant growth regulators (Gibberellic acid: 30 ppm, Naphthalene acetic acid: 45 ppm, Abscisic acid: 60 ppm) as a foliar spray and a control. The application of Boron 2 kg/ha + Gibberellic acid 30 ppm recorded significantly higher Plant height (56.6 cm), Plant dry weight (45.7 g/plant), number of nodules per plant (11.7). Significantly maximum number of pods per plant (31.60), number of seeds per pod (2.53), Seed yield (1103.90 kg/ha).