Nodulations, nitrogen fixation and growth characteristics of chickpea under metribuzin herbicide application

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Authors

• Najmeh Nesari
• Reza Ghorbani
• Azam Lashkari

Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

10.22067/jag.v1i2.2681

Abstract

In order to study the effects of herbicide rates of metribuzin on nodulations and growth characteristics of chickpea, a series of experiments were carried out at research greenhouses of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad during 2009 in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Studied factors were: different doses of metribuzin herbicide (10- 25- 50- 75- 100- 125 percent of recommended dose) in autoclaved soil and two doses of 25 and 50 percent in un-autoclaved soil. The highest dry weight of root and shoot, height and leaf number was in no herbicide and inoculated control and lowest rate gained at 100 and 125 percent of herbicide doses. The highest root/shoot rate gained at herbicide doses of 100 and 125 percent. The changes trend of nodule number and dry weight per plant were significant (p

Keywords

• Pulse
• Legume
• Cicer arietinum L
• Rhizobium
• Herbicide
• Metribuzin

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