Vol. 8 (6) : November-December 2017 issue
Green Farming Vol. 8 (6) : 1335-1338 ; November-December, 2017
Evaluation of chlormequat chloride on growth, yield and economics of soybean
H.H. DIKEYa1*, R.S. WANKHADEa2, S.P. PATILc3, J.B. DURGEb4 and SHUBHANGI SHELKEa5
aRegional Research Centre, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Amravati - 444 603 (Maharashtra)
bShri Shivaji Agriculture College (Affiliated to Dr. PDKV), Amravati - 444 603 (Maharashtra),
cCollege of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola - 444 104 (Maharashtra)
Designation : 1Assistant Professor *(hdikey@rediffmail.com), 2,3Sr. Res. Assistant,
4Associate Professor, 5Agriculture Assistant
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
Paper No. : P-6992
Total Pages : 4
Received : 20 September 2017
Revised accepted : 23 November 2017
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Citation :
H.H. DIKEY, R.S. WANKHADE, S.P. PATIL, J.B. DURGE and SHUBHANGI SHELKE. 2017. Evaluation of chlormequat chloride on growth, yield and economics of soybean. Green Farming Vol. 8 (6) : 1335-1338 ; November-December, 2017
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted at the Regional Research Centre, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Amravati, Maharashtra, India, during rainy seasons of 2012 to 2014 in Facrorial Randomized Block Design. Experiment comprised of spraying of chlormequat chloride at 40 DAS (@ 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000 ppm, water spray and control) as one factor and two method of application of chlormequat chloride (seed treatment of chlormequat chloride and foliar application of chlormequat chloride at 40 DAS) as a second factor were replicated thrice. Pooled data over the three years reveled that foliar application of chlormequat chloride @ 1000 ppm at 40 DAS showed significantly superior over all rest of the treatments in respect of seed yield (1643 kg ha-1) , straw yield (1713 kg ha-1) and also recorded higher GMR (` 51141 ha-1), NMR (` 25427 ha-1) and B:C ratio (1.99).
Key words :
Chlormequat chloride, GMR, NMR, Seed treatment, Soybean, Test weight.
