
	International Journal of Agricultural Research
	Year: 2012 \| Volume: 7 \| Issue: 2 \| Page No.: 93-99 DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2012.93.99

Effect of Farmyard Manure, Vermicompost and Chemical Nutrients on Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Guriqbal Singh, H.S. Sekhon and Harpreet Kaur

Abstract: Adequate and balanced nutrition is essential for obtaining high grain yields. The aim of the study was to find out proper nutrient management in chickpea using different sources of nutrients. Two field experiments were conducted to study the effects of Farmyard manure (FYM), phosphorus, zinc sulphate, vermicompost and nitrogen+phosphorus application on the growth and yield of chickpea. On the basis of three-year mean, as compared to no application of nutrients, the application of 5 t FYM ha^-1 improved chickpea grain yield by 14.89%, 30 and 60 kg P₂O₅ha^-1 by 14.81 and 21.85% and 25 kg ZnSO₄ha^-1 by 5.18%. Chickpea grain yield increased with successive increase in dose of vermicompost from 0 to 3 and 2 t ha^-1seemed to be the optimum dose. Applications of 10 kg N + 20 kg P₂O₅ha^-1 and 20 kg N + 40 kg P₂O₅ha^-1 increased the grain yield by 18.97 and 24.20%, respectively over no application of nitrogen and phosphorus. Increase in grain yield with the application of various nutrients was due to improvement in plant growth and yield attributes. The study highlights the importance of using nutrients through various sources for realizing high productivity of chickpea.

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How to cite this article:

Guriqbal Singh, H.S. Sekhon and Harpreet Kaur, 2012. Effect of Farmyard Manure, Vermicompost and Chemical Nutrients on Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). International Journal of Agricultural Research, 7: 93-99.

DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2012.93.99

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijar.2012.93.99

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