Nutrient uptake, yield and protein content of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) as influenced by irrigation and sulphur levels in medium black soils

Abstract

: A field experiment was carried out at Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat during Rabi 2010-11 to study the nutrient uptake, yield and quality of chickpea as influenced by irrigation and sulphur levels. Irrigation and sulphur have shown significant influence on growth, yield, nutrient uptake and protein content of chickpea. Among four irrigation schedules, irrigation scheduled at 0.9 IW/CPE ratio recorded significantly higher values for nutrient uptake, grain and stover yield, protein content and BCR which was at par with 0.7 IW/CPE ratio. As for as sulphur levels are concerned application of 40 kg S ha -1 recorded significantly higher nutrient uptake, grain yield, protein content and BCR and was at par with application of 20 kg S ha -1 . However, interaction between sulphur and irrigation levels, 20 kg S ha -1 and 0.7 IW/ CPE recorded higher seed yield and net returns.Key Words : Chickpea, IW/CPE ratio, Sulphur, Nutrient uptake, Yield, BCR View Point Article : Srinivasulu, D.V., Solanki, R.M., Kumari, C. Radha and Babu, M. Vijay Sankar (2015). Nutrient uptake, yield and protein content of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) as influenced by irrigation and sulphur levels in medium black soils. Internat. J. agric. Sci., 11 (1): 54-58.

Effect of Sulphur Application on Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Quality of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

“…The lowest Grain yield of chickpea (1488 Kg ha -1 ) was recorded in absolute control. Our results are in line with Srinivasulu et al [11], reported the effect of sulphur application in increasing the Grain and straw yield of chickpea, while Das et al [4], reported increase in growth, plant yield and yield attributing characters of chickpea with increasing sulphur doses. The increasing in yield might be due to the fact that S perform many physiological functions in Cysteine, methionine and chlorophyll Synthesis.Thus these bioactivities of sulphur might have played important role in improving yield attributing characters and yield of chickpea.…”

“…Jadeja et al [15], also reported increased Grain and straw yield of chickpea with sulphur application as compared to control. Similar finding of increased stover yield with sulphur application were also given by Srinivasulu et al [11] Fayaz et al [13] and Bhuriya et al [14].…”

Response of Chickpea (Cicer aritienum L.) to Sulphur and Zinc Nutrients Application and Rhizobium Inoculation in North Western Ethiopia

“…Zn is involved in auxin metabolism like, tryptophane synthesis, tryptamine metabolism, protein synthesis, formation of nucleic acid and helps in utilization of nitrogen as well as phosphorus by plants (Ram and Katiyar, 2013). Similar to the current findings N uptake increase due to rhizobium inoculation, S and Zn application have been reported by several literatures (Abdalla et al, 2011;Das et al, 2016;Desta et al, 2015;El-kade and Mona, 2013;Hussain et al, 2011;Islam et al, 2013;Jay et al, 2012;Kesare, 2014;Mondal et al, 2005;Najar et al, 2011;Rokhzadi and Toashih, 2011;Shamima and Farid, 2006;Srinivasulu et al, 2015;Srivastava et al, 2006;Togay et al, 2008;Zaidi et al, 2003;Zerihun et al, 2017) Total phosphorus uptake…”

Effect of sulphur and iron on growth, yield and quality of chickpea

“…The sulphur plays an important role in synthesis of S containing amino acids, namely methionine, cysteine and cystine resulted in increased in protein content in chickpea. Similar results were observed by Patel et al (2014) [13] , Srinivasulu et al (2015) [17] and Yadav et al (2020) [18] .…”