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Effect of graded doses of molybdenum on the yield and uptake of molybdenum by soybean in some acid soils of Himachal Pradesh

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A pot experiment was conducted in a green house with soybean (cultivar lee) as a test crop to study the response of applied molybdenum in some acid soils. A significant increase in grain yield and molybdenum uptake by soybean grains was observed with increasing doses of applied molybdenum. The interaction effect of soils×molybdenum treatments on the uptake of molybdenum and grain yield was also found significant. The studies further revealed that molybdenum response could be obtained at available soil molybdenum levels ranging from 0·025–0·290 ppm. The results further revealed that in most of the soils under study the interaction of soil factors namely pH, low available and total molybdenum, and texture may be the contributing factors to yield response of soybean to applied molybdenum.

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  1. Department of Soil Sciences and Water Management, Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishva Vidyalaya, 176 062, Palampur, India

    C M Sharma, R S Minhas & S S Masand

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Sharma, C.M., Minhas, R.S. & Masand, S.S. Effect of graded doses of molybdenum on the yield and uptake of molybdenum by soybean in some acid soils of Himachal Pradesh. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 95, 341–347 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053245

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