Effect of Sulphur and Zinc Fertilization on Growth, Yield, and Yield Attributes of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) under Eastern Uttar Pradesh Conditions

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  • Nitin Sharma Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur-228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • Pankaj Singh Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur-228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • Alok Kumar Singh Principal, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur-228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • Kumar Anshuman Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur-228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • K. N. Rai Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur-228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • Sarita Devi Gupta Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur-228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • Ankit Singh Department of Agronomy, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur-228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author
  • Susheel Kumar Srivastava Department of Agronomy, Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences, Sultanpur-228118, Uttar Pradesh, India Author

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https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST25125116

Keywords:

Green Gram, Sulphur, Zinc, Mini-Nitrogen Plant, Pulses

Abstract

The present study was conducted to study the effect of Sulphur and Zinc application on Growth and Yield of Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.) under eastern Uttar Pradesh condition. The treatments considered consisted of four levels sulphur (0, 15, 30, and 34 kg/ha) and four levels zinc (0, 5, 10, and 15 kg/HA) making sixteen treatment combination and was laid out in factorial randomised block design with three replications. The treatment combinations were evaluated for their effect on growth, and yield greengram of different treatment combinations. The results showed that application of 30 kg S/ha along with 5 kg Zn/ha proved to be the most remunerative and economical dose for getting the higher yield of the greengram under the eastern U.P. condition.

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Nitin Sharma, Trans., “Effect of Sulphur and Zinc Fertilization on Growth, Yield, and Yield Attributes of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) under Eastern Uttar Pradesh Conditions”, Int J Sci Res Sci & Technol, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 168–178, Sep. 2025, doi: 10.32628/IJSRST25125116.