EFFECT OF SOIL SODICITY AND IRON LEVELS ON SOIL PROPERTIES, YIELD ATTRIBUTES AND YIELD OF COWPEA

KIRAN DOODHWAL¹*, B.L. YADAV², MAMTA YADAV³, MEENA CHOUDHARY^4
1Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313 001, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Agronomy, SKN College of Agriculture, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303 329, Rajasthan, India
³Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313 001, Rajasthan, India
⁴Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313 001, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : kiran94doodhwal@gmail.com

Received : 28-06-2018     Accepted : 06-07-2018     Published : 15-07-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 13       Pages : 6606 - 6609
Int J Agr Sci 10.13 (2018):6606-6609

Keywords : Cowpea, Iron, SAR, pH, EC, Chlorophyll, Nodule index
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to SKN College of Agriculture, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303 329, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A pot experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2016 at S.K.N. College of Agriculture, Jobner to study response of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata L Wilezek] to iron fertilization under different sodicity levels. Each four levels of sodicity (SAR 10, 15, 20, 25), and iron (0, 5, 10 and 15 kg/ha) were tested in completely randomized design with three replications. The results revealed that significantly higher ECe and DTPA-Fe content and lower pH and SAR in soil recorded under soil sodicity level of SAR 10 as compared to other levels. Growth attributes such as plant height, total nodules/plant, effective nodules/plant, nodule index and total chlorophyll content and yield attributes such as pods/plant, grains/pod and seed index, grain and stover yields were recorded significantly higher under soil sodicity level of SAR 10 compared to other higher levels of SAR. The significantly increased pH, SAR and decreased ECe, DTPA-Fe with increasing levels of sodicity. The growth and yield attributes and yields of cowpea significantly increased with increasing levels of Fe application.

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