Boost Chickpea Yield: Master Nipping, Nutrition & Pest Control for Bumper Harvest

• Implement 'nipping' technique: break upper shoots of 15-20 cm tall plants (30-45 days) to promote branching and increase pod formation.
• Apply NPK 19:19:19 (1 kg/acre) at 30-40 days for direct leaf nutrition, preventing yellowing and boosting chlorophyll, instead of just urea.
• Perform light hoeing before first irrigation to improve soil aeration, remove weeds, and reduce pest/disease attacks by up to 40%.
• Irrigate sparingly before flowering (45-50 days) using the sprinkler method to avoid waterlogging and 'wilt' disease, as chickpeas need little water.
• Combat stunted growth with zinc and sulfur, protect against fungi with sulfur, and use amino acid-based growth promoters for better pod setting; control 'pod borer' with 'T'-shaped perches or Emamectin Benzoate.

Why It Matters: Optimize chickpea cultivation with nipping, balanced nutrition, proper irrigation, and pest management for higher yields.