The Effect of Molybdenum and Iron on Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation and Yield of Chickpea Genotypes (Cicer Arietinum L)

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Effect of Molybdenum on Nodulation, Total Nutrient Uptake and Protein Content of Clusterbean [Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub] Varieties

“…Application of 1.0 kg Mo/ha increased seed yield by 22.1 and 8.0 per cent, respectively, over control and 0.5 kg Mo/ha. The results on seed and straw yields thus confirmed the trend observed in growth and yield attributing characters with application of molybdenum, Shivkumar amd Kumutha (2003), Togay et al, (2008), Valenciano et al, (2011), Gupta et al, (2012, Khan et al, (2014) and Manohar (2014) also observed significant improvement in yield attributes and yield of different crops due to application of molybdenum.…”

Optimum Dose of Molybdenum in Groundnut

“…Further increase in level of Mo to 1.5 kg/ha could not prove beneficial due to low return to investment. The findings of the study found similar to the results reported by Caires and Rosolam (2000) in groundnut, Sharma (2003) in cowpea and Khan et al, (2014) in chickpea.…”

Zn-use efficiency for optimization of symbiotic nitrogenfixation in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

“…Low availability of water, suboptimal temperatures, long days, excessive salinity, and high amounts of N in the soil greatly affect nodulation in chickpea (Dart et al, 1975;Rupela and Saxena, 1987;Elsheikh and Wood, 1990;Ben Romdhane et al, 2009). On the other hand, SNF in chickpea is negatively influenced by the deficiency of such nutrients as P, Fe, Mo, Co, B, and Zn (Yadav and Shukla, 1983;Yanni, 1992;Khan et al, 2014;Esfahani et al, 2016). Both the nodule number and the diversity of chickpeanodulating rhizobia were adversely influenced by drought in a study by Ben Romdhane et al (2009).…”