Growth of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) as Influenced by Foliar Nutrition of Nitrogen and Phosphorus

An experiment was conducted during Zaid season of 2007 to study the effect of foliar nutrition of nitrogen and Phosphorus on growth and yield of greengram (Vigna radiata L.) at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHIATS, Allahabad. The experimental findings showed the growth and overall performance of greengram was greatly influenced by four levels of recommended dose of fertilizers (N&P) viz., control, 100%, 85% and 70% and four foliar spray viz., control, water spray, urea 2% spray and DAP 2% spray at 20 and 40 DAS and with replicated three times in factorial randomized block design. Significantly maximum plant height, No. of leaves per plant, No. of branches per plant, No. of nodules per plant, No. of flowers per plant and dry weight per plant were obtained from RDF-85%, DAP 2% foliar spray and combination of RDF-85% with DAP 2% foliar spray.