Abstract
This study evaluated the effects of zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) application on the yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) during the Rabi season of 2024-25 at Mewar University, Rajasthan, India. Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly of Zn and Fe, are significant constraints in agriculture, limiting crop productivity and human nutrition. Optimizing Zn and Fe levels in chickpeas, a vital pulse crop, can enhance yield and nutritional quality, contributing to food security and reducing malnutrition. The experiment utilized a randomized block design with nine treatments, incorporating soil and foliar applications of ZnSO₄ and FeSO₄. The treatment combining ZnSO₄ at 25 kg/ha (soil) and 0.5% FeSO₄ (foliar) significantly improved growth parameters, yield, protein content, and economic returns compared to the control. These findings highlight the potential of Zn and Fe application as a sustainable strategy for enhancing chickpea production and nutritional outcomes.
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Combined soil ZnSO₄ and foliar FeSO₄ significantly improved chickpea growth parameters relative to control.
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e0“The treatment combining ZnSO₄ at 25 kg/ha (soil) and 0.5% FeSO₄ (foliar) significantly improved growth parameters, yield, protein content, and economic returns compared to the control.”
t0“Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined soil ZnSO₄ and foliar FeSO₄ significantly improved chickpea yield.
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- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
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- ZnSO₄ at 25 kg/ha (soil) and 0.5% FeSO₄ (foliar)e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The treatment combining ZnSO₄ at 25 kg/ha (soil) and 0.5% FeSO₄ (foliar) significantly improved growth parameters, yield, protein content, and economic returns compared to the control.”
t0“Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”
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Combined soil ZnSO₄ and foliar FeSO₄ significantly improved chickpea protein content.
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- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
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- ZnSO₄ at 25 kg/ha (soil) and 0.5% FeSO₄ (foliar)e0
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- protein contente0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The treatment combining ZnSO₄ at 25 kg/ha (soil) and 0.5% FeSO₄ (foliar) significantly improved growth parameters, yield, protein content, and economic returns compared to the control.”
t0“Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined soil ZnSO₄ and foliar FeSO₄ significantly improved economic returns from chickpea.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- ZnSO₄ at 25 kg/ha (soil) and 0.5% FeSO₄ (foliar)e0
- Outcome
- economic returnse0
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- improvede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The treatment combining ZnSO₄ at 25 kg/ha (soil) and 0.5% FeSO₄ (foliar) significantly improved growth parameters, yield, protein content, and economic returns compared to the control.”
t0“Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)”
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