Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2019) 8(8): 1374-1381 1374 Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.808.160 Yield Attributes and Yield of Urdbean as Influenced by Foliar Application of Salicylic Acid under Rainfed Condition Deepak Kumar Rawat 1* , M.A. Khan 1 , Nirmal Kumar 1 , Amit Kumar 1 and Raj Kumar 2 1 Department of Plant Physiology, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology Kanpur-208002, India 2 Department of Soil conservation and Water Management, C.S.A. University of Agriculture and Technology Kanpur-208002, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Introduction Blackgram is one of the most highly prized pulse crop, cultivated in almost all parts of India. It has inevitably marked itself as the most popular pulse and can be most appropriately referred to as the “king of the pulses” due to its mouth watering taste and numerous other nutritional qualities. Whether it be the very special “Dal makhni” of Punjab or the “Vada Sambhar” of South India, the taste rules the hearts of one and all alike. Indian immigrants have popularized the taste worldwide as well. In Japan, the health conscious people eat these seeds by soaking them in water overnight and then serving them as fresh bean sprout salad which is highly nutritious. Blackgram is perfect combination of all nutrients, which International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 08 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com The experiment was conducted in the department of Plant Physiology C S Azad University of Agriculture & Technology. Kanpur in field during kharif session 2017 adopted Randomized Block Design with 10 treatments and Azad - 3 variety including control and each treatment was replicated three times with three levels of salicylic acid i.e. 50, 100 and 150 ppm at the time of 20 DAS, 40 DAS and 60 DAS which was given through foliar application. Results maximum increase in yield and yield attributes viz., number of pods/plant, dry weight/plant, seed yield/plant, 100 seed weight (g), seed yield q/ha and harvest index(%) was recorded under the treatment of salicylic acid @ 150 ppm followed by 100 and 50 ppm of salicylic acid over control. Thus, in general it may be concluded that the foliar application of salicylic acid @ 150 ppm was found optimum concentration in enhancing yield of Black gram over rest of treatment under rain fed conditions. Keywords Foliar application, salicylic acid, Day after Sowing, Parts per million, Treatment Accepted: 12 July 2019 Available Online: 10 August 2019 Article Info