Effect of molybdenum on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under rainfed condition of Chitrakoot

A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2010-11 at Agricultural Research farm M.G.C.G.V.V., Chitrakoot. The seven treatments combination of molybdenum dose + PSB + RDF (Recommended dose of fertilizer) replicated three times under factorial randomized block design. All the growth yield, were significantly influenced by the dose of molybdenum and PSB. The review indicated that the application of Mo as soil application, foliar application or seed treatment improved the growth and yield attributes of different pulse crops including chickpea. Seed inoculation with Rhizobium and PSB, further improved the crop characters in most of the studies. Higher seed yield with Mo application might be due to greater assimilation of carbohydrate and protein synthesis as Mo acts in N-assimilation and increased intensity of photosynthesis.