Productivity and Quality Enhancement of Lentil Lens culinaris L Through Micronutrients and Bio inoculant in Central Plain of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

In Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season newlineof 2021-22 and 2022-23 at the C.S.A.U.A. andT Kanpur student Instructional farm. To study newline Productivity and Quality Enhancement of Lentil (Lens culinaris L.) through Micronutrients newlineand Bio-inoculant in Central Plain of Uttar Pradesh the soil of the experimental field was newlinesandy loam in texture, low OC 0.36 %, there were 15 treatment combination are as follows newlineT1- Only RDF, T2 RDF + ZnSO4 foliar spray (0.5 %) at pre flowering stage (R1), T3- RDF + newlineFeSO4 foliar spray (0.5 %) at pre flowering stage (R1). T4 - RDF + ZnSO4 (0.5 %) + FeSO4 newline(0.5 %) foliar spray at pre flowering stage (R1), T5 RDF + ZnSO4 (0.5 %) foliar at pre newlineflowering + pod development stage (R2) , T6 - RDF + FeSO4 (0.5 %) foliar spray at pre newlineflowering + pod development stage (R2) , T7 - RDF + ZnSO4 (0.5 %) + FeSO4 (0.5 %) foliar newlinespray at pre flowering + pod development stage (R2) T8 RDF + ZnSO4 (0.5 %) + FeSO4 newline(0.5 %) (Mix tank spray) at pre flowering + pod development stage (R2) , T9 - RDF + ZnSO4 newline(0.5 %) foliar spray at pre flowering stage (R1) + Rhizobium , T10 - RDF + FeSO4 (0.5 %) newlinefoliar spray at pre flowering stage (R1) + Rhizobium, T11 RDF + ZnSO4 (0.5 %) + FeSO4 newline(0.5 %) foliar spray at pre flowering stage (R1) + Rhizobium , T12 RDF + ZnSO4 (0.5 % ) newlinefoliar spray at pre flowering + pod development stage (R2), T13 - RDF + FeSO4 (0.5 %) foliar newlinespray at pre flowering + pod development stage (R2) + Rhizobium, T14 - RDF + ZnSO4 (0.5 % newline) + FeSO4 (0.5 %) foliar spray at pre flowering + pod development stage (R2) + Rhizobium, newlineT15- RDF + ZnSO4 (0.5 %) + FeSO4 (0.5 %) foliar spray (mix tank spray) pre flowering + newlinepod development stage (R2) + Rhizobium in randomized block design with 3 replication. newlinePooled results of two years the T14 [RDF + ZnSO4 at (0.5 %) + FeSO4 at (0.5 %) foliar spray newlineat pre flowering + pod development stage + Rhizobium] showed the highest values of newlinegrowth attributes i.e. plant heigh 44.46 cm, no. of branches plant-1 6.90, no. of nodules plant- newline1