Response of Phosphorus and Molybdenum on Growth and Yield of Summer Groundnut

Abstract

The experiment was carried out during the Zaid season, 2022 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in Randomised Block Design with ten treatments which are replicated thrice with three levels of application of Phosphorus 20, 40, 60 kg ha-1 and three levels of foliar application of Molybdenum 0.05%, 0.15%, 0.25% and control (RDF 20-40-60 kg ha-1NPK). Result revealed that higher plant height (67.83 cm), plant dry weight (35.27g), number of pods plant-1 (25.37), kernel yield (2.14 t ha-1), haulm yield (3.23t ha-1), gross return (INR 137458.00 ha-1), net return (INR 90113.60 ha-1) and B:C ratio (1.90) was found in treatment (T8)with the application of Phosphorus at 60 kg ha-1 along with Molybdenum 0.15% whereas number of nodules plant-1 (103.67) was obtained by the application of Phosphorus at the rate 60 kg ha-1 along with Molybdenum 0.25% in treatment (T9).