Abstract
Fertilization of Mung bean (Vigna radiataL) is one of the most crucial management technique which effects crop growth and yield. Therefore the present study was carried out at Agricultural Research Station Kohat under rain fed conditions during spring 2017, to assess the response of mung bean (Vigna radiateL.) to three levels of iron (0, 2 and 5 kg ha-1) and three levels of zinc (0, 5 and 10 kg ha-1). The experiment was laid out in randomized complete design with split plot arrangement and replicated three times. The results revealed that application of Fe at the rate 5 kg ha-1and Zn at the rate 10 kg ha-1significantly increased biological yield, grain yield, straw yield, nodule numbers and weight by 5624 kg ha-1, 968 kg ha-1, 4655 kg ha-1, 35 and 0.67g respectively whereas the interaction was found non- significant. The nitrogen content in grains and straw was also significantly increased by 2.22% and 3.56% respectively with application of Fe at 5 kg ha-1and Zn at 10 kg ha-1, however their interaction was also found non-significant. Similarly the plant nitrogen uptake was also significantly increased by 323.33 kg ha-1with application of Fe at 5 kg ha-1and Zn at 10 kg ha-1.It was concluded that Fe and Zn enhanced mung bean productivity.
Highlights
Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) belongs to family Fabaceae and a well known crop of Pakistan enriched in proteins, fibers and in vitamin A [1], Pakistan produced about 93 thousands t/ha of mung bean [2]
Results revealed that both the Fe and Zn levels significantly increased the biological yield of mung bean crop over control (Table 4)
When averaged across the Fe levels, maximum biological yield of 4997 kg ha-1 was observed in the plots treated with 10 kg Zn ha-1 while the minimum biological yield of 3192 kg ha-1 was noted in untreated plots
Summary
Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) belongs to family Fabaceae and a well known crop of Pakistan enriched in proteins, fibers and in vitamin A [1], Pakistan produced about 93 thousands t/ha of mung bean [2]. In Pakistan, mung bean is grown during July to October and March to June seasons. It is grown in different crop rotations, about 75% cultivation follows mung bean - wheat crop rotation. [3], the distinctive feature of mung bean is the root nodules containing nitrogen fixing bacteria Rizobium which in turn improve soil fertility [4], and required lesser irrigation as compared with other field crops [5]. Despite of its importance mung bean got little attention in Pakistan and yet there is a lot of work to do in improving the quality and quantity of mung bean crop
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
