Response of Boron and Molybdenum on Growth and Yield of Black Gram (Vigna mungo L.)

Shruti Pandey *

Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Joy Dawson

Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Dilip Choudhary

Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

A experiment was conducted in Crop Research Farm in department of agronomy during Zaid season of 2023 on Black gram crop. The treatment consisted of 3 levels of Boron (3000, 4000 and 5000 ppm/ha) and Molybdenum (600, 700 and 800 ppm/ha) as foliar spray and control. The experiment was lay out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 10 treatments and replicated thrice. Application of Boron (5000 ppm/ha) and Molybdenum (800 ppm/ha) produced higher Plant height (48.47 cm), more dry weight/plant (9.43 g), maximum number of pods/plant (29.80), number of branches/plant (32.07), number of nodules/plant (6.80),crop growth rate (2.68 g/m2/day), number of seeds/pod (7.73), Test weight (40.20 g), Seed yield (1.39 t/ha), Stover yield (2.99 t/ha).Treatment combination with Boron (5000 ppm/ha) and Molybdenum (800 ppm/ha) highest  gross return (69500 INR/ha), net return (43209.90 INR/ha) and benefit cost ratio (1.64) when compared to the control (RDF).

Keywords: Boron, economics, growth, molybdenum, yield


How to Cite

Pandey , Shruti, Joy Dawson, and Dilip Choudhary. 2023. “Response of Boron and Molybdenum on Growth and Yield of Black Gram (Vigna Mungo L.)”. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 35 (18):1214-20. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183387.