Effect of soil and foliar application of micro nutrientsand fertilizers on growth and yield of pigeonpea[Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]

A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Malnoor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur on vertisols during late kharif season to study the effect of soil and foliar application of micro nutrients and fertilizers on the growth and yield of pigeonpea. The experiment consisted of eleven treatments comprised of soil and foliar application of zinc sulphate, seed treatment of cobalt nitrate and foliar application of ammonium molybdate, ammonium borate, DAP, micronutrient mixture ( Agromin) and water soluble fertilizer (19:19:19 NPK). The data revealed that foliar application of 19:19:19 @ 4 per cent recorded the highest grain yield and B:C of 1388 kg/ha and 3.11, respectively closely followed by seed treatment of cobalt nitrate (500 mg. kg) that recorded 1383 kg/ha and 2.93, respectively.