Abstract:
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the primary source of essential carbohydrates and proteins. In human zinc and iron deficiency health issues are much more abundant which the major cause of malnutrition are. Around the globe, areas where chickpeas are grown frequently suffer from zinc and iron deficiency. These issues can be resolved by improving yield and the amount of zinc and iron content in edible grain of chickpea. A field trial was conducted at Ayub Agriculture research institute Faisalabad in order to investigate the effect of soil application of Zinc and iron on enhancement of micronutrient in chickpea grain, plant growth, physiological parameters and yield. The trial was consisted of Noor-2019 variety of Kabuli chickpea and four treatments was applied T1 was recommended dose of NPK, in T2 5.0 kg Zn per hectare, in T35.0 kg Fe per hectare and inT4 5.0 kg Zn + 5.0 kg Fe per hectare was applied. Significant variation physiological, morphological and yield parameter rs was reported under different levels of zinc and iron treatment. Plant height, the height of the first pod, the number of branches, and the number of pods per plant, which are the highest plant development parameters, were measured under T4. One of the factors determining a crop's ability for development is how effectively it can capture and use solar radiation for the creation of photosynthates. Maximum improvement in Chlorophyll content and photosynthetic active radiation were recorded with the combined effect of zinc and iron which showed the better yield and crop production. So, mutual application of zinc and iron can be used for enhancement in the production of Kabuli chickpea.
Page(s):
132-132
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on Second International Conference on Recent Approaches in Plant Sciences (RAPS-23) 4-5 May 2023 , Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Zinc
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Micronutrient
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Photosynthetic active radiation
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Photosynthates
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malnutrition
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Iron