TITLE:
Evaluation of Humic Acid Application Methods for Yield and Yield Components of Mungbean
AUTHORS:
Muhammad Waqas, Bashir Ahmad, Muhammad Arif, Fazal Munsif, Abdul Latif Khan, Muhammad Amin, Sang-Mo Kang, Yoon-Ha Kim, In-Jung Lee
KEYWORDS:
Mungbean, Humic Acid, Seed Priming, Foliar Spray, Soil Application, Yield
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.5 No.15,
July
9,
2014
ABSTRACT:
A triplicate field experiment laid out in randomized complete block
design was conducted to evaluate different humic acid (HA) application methods
at Agricultural Research Farm, of KPK Agricultural University, Peshawar. Three
methods of HA application: seed priming, foliar spray and soil application were
included in the experiment. Humic acid application methods significantly affected
pods plant-1, grains pod-1, 1000 grain weights, and grain
yield whereas biological yield was not significantly affected by HA application
methods. Humic acid application at the rate of 3 kg·ha-1 resulted in
higher number of pods plant-1, thousand grain weights and grain
yield, however it was statistically similar to the treatments where HA was soil
applied at rate of 1 and 2 kg·ha-1, seed priming with 0% (water
soaked), 1%, 2% HA solution and foliar spray with 0.01%, 0.05% and 0.1% of HA
solution. It is concluded that HA application in all the three methods
significantly enhances grain yield and yield components of mungbean.