YIELD AND SEED QUALITY OF MUNGBEAN (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) IN RESPONSE TO FOLIAR SPRAY OF NUTRIENTS AND GROWTH REGULATORS

RITIKA BHASKAR¹, OMVATI VERMA²*, D.K. SHUKLA³, V.K. SINGH⁴, S.K. GURU⁵, REENA^6
1Department of Agronomy, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
²Department of Agronomy, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
³Department of Agronomy, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
⁴Department of Agronomy, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
⁵Department of Plant Physiology, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
⁶Department of Agronomy, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
* Corresponding Author : dr_omvati@rediffmail.com

Received : 10-12-2018     Accepted : 27-12-2018     Published : 30-12-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 24       Pages : 7639 - 7643
Int J Agr Sci 10.24 (2018):7639-7643

Keywords : Mungbean, Foliar spray, Nutrient, Growth regulator, Yield, Seed quality
Academic Editor : G. Chandramohan Reddy, Dr Renu Agrawal
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The present study was undertaken to find out the response of mungbean varieties with foliar spray of nutrients and growth regulators on yield and seed quality. Treatment consisted of three varieties viz; Pant Mung 2 (small seeded), Pant Mung 4 (medium seeded) and Pant Mung 5 (bold seeded) and six foliar sprays (urea 2%, NPK 2%, DAP 2%, salicylic acid 100 ppm and indole butyric acid 100 ppm and control). Foliar spray of nutrients and growth regulators was done twice 40 and 55 days after sowing. Results revealed that bold seeded variety Pant Mung 5 recorded the highest seed yield and yield attributes, whereas the highest biological yield was noticed in small seeded variety Pant Mung 2, which resulted in lowest harvest index. Seed quality parameters was also highest in bold seeded variety Pant Mung 5.In case of foliar spray of nutrients and growth regulators, 2% DAP produced significantly higher yield which was at par with 2% urea and 100 ppm salicylic acid. Thousand seed weight was also significantly highest in foliar spray of 2% DAP followed by 2% urea. Protein content in seeds increased significantly in foliar spray with 2% urea whereas, other seed quality parameters such as germination percentage and vigour index were significantly highest in foliar spray of 100 ppm salicylic acid. The data showed significant effect of interaction of varieties and foliar spray of nutrients and growth regulator on grain weight per plant and protease enzyme activity.

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