Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Spacing on Growth and Yield of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Background: Chickpea is leguminous crop, which offers a good nutrition to people across the world. As a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, chickpeas may offer a variety of health benefits, such as aiding weight management, improving digestion, and reducing your risk of disease.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of Plant growth regulators and spacing in growth and yield of Chickpea.

Methods: With the goal of studying the effect of plant growth regulators and spacing on growth and yield of Chickpea under a Randomized block design with 9 treatments (T1-T9) The experimental results revealed that GA3@10ppm+30cmx10cm produced maximum plant height (56.84), plant dry weight (17.45g/plant) no of nodules per plant (23.33) and yield parameters no of pods per plant (65.50) no of seeds per pod (1.84) seed yield (2.07 ta/ha) and stover yield (3.11ta /ha).

Conclusion: The combination of GA3@10ppm and 30cmx10cm proved to be the most advantageous to farmers, resulting in 56.84cm plant height, 17.45-gm plant dry weight, no of nodules per plant (23.33) and yield parameters no of pods per plant (65.50) no of seeds per pod (1.84) seed yield (2.07 ta/ha) and stover yield (3.11ta /ha), respectively.