Effect of Micronutrients on Germination and Certain Growth Parameters in Cicer arietinum L. Shiragave P.D.*, Ramteke A.A. Devchand College Arjunnagar (Via –Nipani), Tal – Kagal, Dist – Kolhapur-591269 (M.S.) *E-mail: drpanditds@gmail.com
Online published on 16 February, 2013. Abstract Laboratory experiments were conducted to study the effect of micronutrients on germination and growth performance of Cicer arietinum. Micronutrients viz., ZnSO4.2H2O (4.0gm), MnSO4.2H2O(3.2gm) FeSO47H2O(3.4gm), CuSO4. 2H2O (0.5gm) and MgSO4.2H2O (1.2gm) were used to treat seeds for 6 hrs, 12 hrs, 18 hrs and 24 hrs at various concentrations (5, 10, 15 ppm). The germination percentage and the plant growth parameters such as height, number of branches, number of flowers and number of pods were recorded. The results revealed the significance of micronutrient mixture on seed germination and growth parameters in C. arietinum. Top Keywords Micronutrients, seed germination, growth parameters, flowering, pod yield. Top |