Email this article Humic Acid and Nitrogen Levels Optimizing Productivity of Green Gram (Vigna radiate L.)
- Authors: Izhar Ali 1, Khan A.A.1, Imran 1,2, Inamullah 1, Khan A.1, Asim M.1, Ali I.1, Zib B.1, Khan I.1, Rab A.1, Sadiq G.1, Ahmad N.1, Iqbal B.1
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Affiliations:
- Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
- Climate Change Centre the University of Agriculture
- Issue: Vol 45, No 1 (2019)
- Pages: 43-47
- Section: Crop Production
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1068-3674/article/view/230774
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068367419010051
- ID: 230774
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Abstract
Organic matter incorporation into soil act as nutrients reservoir which frequently supply minerals and nutrients to plant and optimizing yield. Humic acid act as a bio-stimulants which improve biological and chemo-physical properties of the soil. In this context an experiment was conducted to determine the effect of different levels of nitrogen and humic acid application on the yield and yield component of mungbean at Palato Farm of the University of Agriculture Peshawar, Amir Muhammad Khan Campus Mardan during summer 2012. The experiment was conducted in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications and plot size was kept 3 × 4 m. The experiment was consisted on two levels of nitrogen (20 kg and 40 kg ha–1) and four levels of humic acid (3, 6, 9, and 12 kg ha–1). Mungbean variety “NCM 213” was sown on a well prepared clay loam soil. Effect of nitrogen and humic acid was found significant for number of plants m–2, plant height (cm), number of leaves plant–1, pods length (cm), numbers of seeds pod–1, number of pods plants–1, thousand seed weight, seed yield and for harvest index. Interaction between N and HA was found significant for some of the parameters and non-significant for the rest. Control plots (un fertilized) resulted lower in all measured parameters as compared to the rest plots (fertilized plots).
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Izhar Ali
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Asad Ali Khan
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Imran
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture; Climate Change Centre the University of Agriculture
Author for correspondence.
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar; Peshawar
Inamullah
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Aman Khan
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Muhammad Asim
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Ihtisham Ali
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Bakhshah Zib
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Ismail Khan
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Abdul Rab
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Gul Sadiq
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Naveed Ahmad
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
Baber Iqbal
Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture
Email: imranagrarian@aup.edu.pk
Pakistan, Peshawar
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