Indian Journal of Plant Physiology
  • Year: 1989
  • Volume: 32o
  • Issue: 2

Effect of salt stress on nodulation fixed nitrogen partitioning and yield attributes in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

  • Author:
  • P.C. Ram1, O.P. Garg, B.B. Singh2, B.R. Maurya3
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 115 to 121

1Department of Crop Physiology, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kunrarganj, Faizabad-224229

2Department of Crop Physiology, N.D. University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kunrarganj, Faizabad-224229

3Department of Soil Science, N.D. University of Agri. and Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad-224229

Department of Botany, Haryana Agricultural University Hissar, Haryana-125004

Abstract

In sand culture, varying levels of chloride and sulphate salinity delayed nodule initiation, decreased nodule weight and leghaemoglobin content of fresh nodules in chickpea. Reduction in pod number and weight, seed yield, 100 seed weight and biological yield was observed. Harvest index increased at lower but decreased at higher salinity levels. Salinity also resrticted the movement of fixed nitrogen out of the, nodules and resulted in greater accumulation of nitrogen into leaves and podshells. Seed nitrogen drastically reduced under both types of salinity.