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A filed experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2015- 16 and 2016-17 at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Farm, Ashokenagar (North 24 Pargana), West Bengal on a sandy loam soil to assess the effect of foliar applications of Boron on growth, yield attributing characters and yield of lentil, cv. Moitree, (WBL-77). The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with four treatments and five replications. Results revealed that grain yield increased significantly with foliar application of Boron in to 3 splits (at 15, 40 DAS and at flower initiation stage), along with soil application of NPK over control. Application of boron recorded 26.98% higher seed yield than soil application of sole NPK fertilizers. The maximum plant height (38.86 cm), pod per plant (45.40), seed yield (11.34 q/ha) and BC ratio (2.06) were recorded in soil application of NPK along with 0.5% foliar application of Boron in to 3 splits i.e. at 15, 40 DAS and at flower initiation stage.

Key words: Lentil, Boron, Growth parameters, Yield