Interaction Effect of Phosphorous and Zinc on Yield Attributes, Yield and Quality Characteristics of Chickpea under the Central Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh
Dharmendra Kumar *
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya (U.P.)–224229, India.
Ravindra Kumar
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)–208027, India.
Alok Kumar Pandey
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Acharya Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya (U.P.)–224229, India.
Ankit Yadav
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)–208027, India.
Veerendra Singh
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)–208027, India.
Ravindra Sachan
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)–208027, India.
Tapasya Tiwari
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)–208027, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present field experiments were conducted on studies effect of phosphorus and zinc on yield and quality parameters of chickpeas taken up at Student's Instructional Farm, at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, (U.P.) India, during the rabi season 2021-22. The experiment consists of 16 treatment combinations in a factorial randomized block design with three replications consisting of a different combination of phosphorus and zinc. Chickpea variety RVG-203 was grown with the recommended agronomic practices. On the basis of results emanating from the investigation, it can be concluded that among the yield components and productivity parameters maximum values in relation to the number of pods plant-1 (61.26), number of grains pod-1 (1.73), 100 grain wt. (20.20 gm), grain yield (18.85 q ha-1), straw yield (23.35 q ha-1), biological yield (42.20 q ha-1), harvest index (44.67 %) and protein content in grain (20.93%) were found in the treatment T15 [P90Zn6]. Corresponding minimum values in relation to number of pods plant-1 (45.00), number of grains pod-1 (1.20), 100 grain wt. (16.96 gm), grain yield (12.25 q ha-1), straw yield (17.16 q ha-1), biological yield (29.41 q ha-1), harvest index (41.65%) and protein content in grain (19.56%) were associated with the treatment T1 [P0Zn0].
Keywords: Chickpea, phosphorous, protein, yield and zinc