Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Spacing on Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Kampally Mary Varshitha *

Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj, India.

Vikram Singh

Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj, India.

Shruthi Grace George

Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj, India.

A. C. Singh

Department of Agronomy, Kulbhaskar Ashram P.G. College, Prayagraj, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Background: Chickpea is leguminous crop, which offers a good nutrition to people across the world. As a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, chickpeas may offer a variety of health benefits, such as aiding weight management, improving digestion, and reducing your risk of disease.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of Plant growth regulators and spacing in growth and yield of Chickpea.

Methods: With the goal of studying the effect of plant growth regulators and spacing on growth and yield of Chickpea under a Randomized block design with 9 treatments (T1-T9) The experimental results revealed that GA3@10ppm+30cmx10cm produced maximum plant height (56.84), plant dry weight (17.45g/plant) no of nodules per plant (23.33) and yield parameters no of pods per plant (65.50) no of seeds per pod (1.84) seed yield (2.07 ta/ha) and stover yield (3.11ta /ha).

Conclusion: The combination of GA3@10ppm and 30cmx10cm proved to be the most advantageous to farmers, resulting in 56.84cm plant height, 17.45-gm plant dry weight, no of nodules per plant (23.33) and yield parameters no of pods per plant (65.50) no of seeds per pod (1.84) seed yield (2.07 ta/ha) and stover yield (3.11ta /ha), respectively.

Keywords: Chickpea, plant growth regulators, growth and productivity


How to Cite

Varshitha, Kampally Mary, Vikram Singh, Shruthi Grace George, and A. C. Singh. 2022. “Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Spacing on Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.)”. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 12 (10):614-19. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1030839.