Influence of Iron and Zinc on Nodulations in Mung Bean Crop

Muhammad Ismail Khan, Muhammad Tariq

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A filed experiment was carried out at Agricultural Research Station Kohat under rain fed conditions during spring 2017, to study the effect of iron and zinc on nodulation of mung bean (Vigna radiate L.) Mung bean cultivar KM-1 was used as a test crop. The treatments were three levels of iron (0, 2 and 5 kg ha-1) and three levels of zinc (0, 5 and 10 kg ha-1). Application of various levels of both iron and zinc significantly increased the nodules number as well as nodules weight. Maximum no of nodules plant-1 of 32 were noticed at application of Fe at 5 kg ha-1, similarly Zn application also improved the no of nodules plant-1 linearly from 24 at 0 kg ha-1 to 30 at 10 kg ha-1. The interaction effect of Fe and Zn was not significantly affecting the number of nodules in mung bean plants. Maximum weight of 0.61 gm was recorded at 5 kg ha-1 Fe application and 0.57gm at 10 kg ha-1 Zn application.

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Nodules, mung bean, Fe, Zn

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