Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part L (2025)

A field experiment entitled “Effect of sulphur and boron on growth, yield and nutrient uptake of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)” was conducted at ICAR-Krishi vigyan Kendra, Kalaburagi during Rabi 2023. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with ten treatments and three replications. The experimental results revealed that the treatment receiving RPP + 30 kg ha^-1 Sulphur + 5 kg ha^-1 Borax (T₁₀) as soil application recorded significantly higher yield parameters viz. grain yield (1712 kg ha^-1), stover yield (3564 kg ha^-1) and harvest index (32.47%) when compared to RPP only (T₂). Further, growth parameters viz., plant height at harvest (42.10 cm), number of branches plant^-1 (5.7), total dry matter (20.1 g plant^-1), number of pods plant^-1 (33.21), 100 test weight (21.40 g), gross returns and net returns (Rs 94212 ha^-1 and Rs 58184 ha^-1 respectively) were also recorded significantly higher with soil application of RPP + 30 kg ha^-1 Sulphur + 5 kg ha^-1 Borax (T₁₀). However, it was found at par with the treatments T₉-RPP + 30 kg ha^-1 Sulphur + 2.5 kg ha^-1 Borax, T_8-RPP + 20 kg ha^-1 Sulphur + 5 kg ha^-1 Borax and T_7-RPP + 20 kg ha^-1 Sulphur + 2.5 kg ha^-1 Borax. However, significantly lowest was recorded in (T₁) absolute control.