Effect of Different Concentrations of Sulphur on the Economic Yield of Three Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum) Varieties

Abstract Chickpea is a major pulse crop in Pakistan, where it is grown from high-yield seeds in soil with plenty of water and all the necessary nutrients. Sulphur is the fourth major nutrient essential for biosynthesis, metabolism, and chlorophyll production. The high levels of sulphur create ideal conditions for growing crops, boosting their vitality, growth rate, and yields. The experiment was conducted at the field of University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan, to examine the effect of different concentrations of sulphur on the economic yield of three chickpea varieties (Cicer arietinum). Seeds of three chickpea (Cicer arietinum) varieties, Noor-19, Bittal-21, and Bittal-16 were collected from the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The design of the experiment was a completely randomized design (CRD) with factorial arrangements having two factors: chickpea varieties (Noor-19, Bittal-21, and Bittal-16) and different levels of sulphur (120 mg and 240 mg) that were applied at the flowering stage. The data regarding PH (cm), RL (cm), 100 SWT (g), SL (cm), RFW (g), SDW (g), RDW (g), SFW (g), BY (%), EY (%), HI (%) and chlorophyll a, b, and c (%) were recorded during the growth period and at the time of harvest. The data was analyzed through Tukey's test for statistical analysis to see the variation among treatments.