LOKESH KUMAR JAIN, R. S. MEENA, M. P. VERMA AND S. C. MEENA
Agricultural Research Station, Sriganganagar-335 001 (Rajasthan), India
(Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University Bikaner)
College of Agriculture, Sumerpur-306 902 (Rajasthan), India
(Agriculture University Jodhpur)
*(e-mail: jainlokesh74@gmail.com)
(Received: 5 December 2025; Accepted: 20 December 2025)
SUMMARY
The application of micronutrient and their combinations were tried to improve the productivity of chickpea on sandy loam soils of Western Rajasthan during Rabi 2022-23. The experiment comprised of eight treatments in four replications and laid out in randomized block design (RBD) using cultivar CSJ 515. The maximum seed yield (1946 kg/ha) was recorded under treatment RDF + 0.5% ZnSO4 + 0.5% FeSO4 +0.2% B spray at flower initiation as compared to RDF (1648 kg/ha). However, the application of micro nutrient alone or in combination increased the growth and yield attributes but they were at par with RDF (10 kg N and 30 Kg P2O5/ha) except two sprays of 0.5% ZnSO4 and 0.5% ZnSO4 + 0.5% FeSO4 +0.2% B spray at flower initiation and pod formation. The maximum net returns (69689 Rs./ha) and a benefit to cost ratio (3.17) was recorded in RDF + 0.5% ZnSO4 + 0.5% FeSO4 +0.2% B spray at flower initiation.
Key words: Chickpea, economics, micro nutrient and RDF