Synergistic effects of bio-stimulant and nutrient application on growth, yield, and grain quality of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) grown under rain-fed environment

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how bio-stimulants and nutrient applications can improve chickpea growth and grain quality under rain-fed conditions.
• Applied bio-stimulants and nutrients to chickpea plants.
• Measured growth, yield, and grain quality metrics.
• Conducted the trial in a rain-fed environment.
• Significant improvement in growth metrics compared to control plants with P<0.05.
• Yield increase of 20% was observed with the combined treatments.
• Grain quality enhancement indicated by higher protein content, P<0.01.