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Effect of iron foliar application and phosphorus fertilization on nutrional indices of mung bean

. Shazma Anwar, Maaz Khan, Wajid Ali Shah, Anwar Ali Shad, Muhammad Ali and Junaid Ahmad


Abstract

Mungbean is therefore, important because it is rich source of protein and carbohydrates, which can fulfil the protein requirement of the growing world population. Therefore, to enhance mungbean nutritional quality and soil health an experiment was performed at Agronomy Research Farm, University of Agriculture Peshawar during summer season 2019. Research goals of the study is to determine the impact of iron spray application and phosphorus fertilization on mungbean nutritional quality and productivity. The outcomes of the experiment exhibit that nutritional contents and seed yield positively improved by iron sprays application and phosphorus increments. Maximum seed protein content (25.21%), carbohydrates (61%), soil phosphorus (6.6 mg kg-1), grain Fe content (0.49%), straw Fe content (0.068%), grain N content (4.046%), straw N content (1.523%) total N uptake (80.99 kg ha-1) and chlorophyll content (3.35 mg g-1) were obtained with 0.6% iron foliar application. Higher agronomic phosphorus efficiency (5.74%) were achieved with 0.4% iron spray application. Maximum P content in grain (0.300%) was revealed in control plots and iron have non-significant effect on straw P content. While, regarded to phosphorus application higher protein content (23.09%), carbohydrate (61.33%), grain p content (0.370%) and straw P (0.220%), Soil P concentration (6.9 mg kg-1) were recorded at phosphorus application at the rate of 90 kg ha-1. Maximum grain N content (3.707%), straw N (1.369%) and total N uptake (75.19 kg ha-1) were attained with 90 kg ha-1 phosphorus fertilizer. Maximum chlorophyll content (3.04 mg g-1) was observed at 60 kg ha-1 and agronomic phosphorus efficiency (5.44%) at 30 kg ha-1. While higher grain Fe content (0.40%) was achieved in control plots and phosphorus have non-significant effect on straw Fe content. Thus it was concluded from consequences of experiment that iron spray at level of 0.4% and phosphorus at 60 kg ha-1 enhanced mungbean productivity. Whereas, Fe foliar application in the amount of 0.6% and P at the rate of 90 kg ha-1 promote nutritional value of mungbean as compared to other levels in agro claimatic condition of study area. 

 

Index Terms- Mungbean, Phosphorus, Iron Foliar Application

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