Chhatrapati Mahilane1*, Vikram Singh2, Manoj Kumar3 and A.C. Singh4
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute (NAI), Sam Higginbottom University of Agricultural, Technology & Sciences (Formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute)
Allahabad – 211007 Uttar Pradesh (India)
Email: cm.mahilane@gmail.com
Received-21.03.2017, Revised-17.05.2017
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted during the Zaid season 2016 at the Crop Research farm of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Allahabad (U.P.) to Field evaluatation of blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) under Agro-climatic zone of Allahabad. The experiment was conducted to find out the effect of different levels of zinc and molybdenum on growth and yield of blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) laid out in RBD with 9 treatment and 3 replications. The treatment consisted of three levels of zinc (0, 5 and 7.5 kg ha-1), three levels of molybdenum (0, 0.5 and 1.0 kg ha-1). results revealed that the maximum plant height (9.76 and 15.11 cm at 15, 30 DAS), number of branch (4.33 and 7.40 at 30 and 45 DAS ), dry weight(0.80, 3.10, 6.73 and19.73 g at 15, 30, 45 and 60 DAS), test weight (40.23gm), harvest index (23.49 %) and grain yield(1.18 t ha-1 ), However significantly the highest straw yield (4.14 t ha-1 ) in (T6) R.D.F + Zinc 5 kg ha-1 + Molybdenum 1.0 kg ha-1.
Keywords: Blackgram, Zinc, Molybdenum
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