In order to investigate the effects of zinc and manganese foliar fertilization on yield, dry matter accumulation, Zn and Mn concentrations in leaf and seed of chickpea cultivars, a field experiment was conducted in 2014. The experimental design was a split plot in randomized complete block with three replications. The phenological stages recorded were: emergence, flowering, 50% flowering, and harvest maturity. At harvest, economic yield and its components, biological yield, harvest index, stem, leaf, pod, seed and total dry weight were measured. The Zn and Mn contents were determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. The results indicated that the spraying of zinc and manganese elements did not have a significant effect on the time from emergence to 50% flowering and the time from emergence to maturation. Spraying treatments had a significant effect on dry weight of stems, leaves, pods, seeds and total plant. In all three cultivars, zinc spraying had the greatest effect on the plant height, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per plant, 100 seed weight, grain yield, biological yield and dry weight of leaves, seeds and total plant, while manganese spraying had the greatest effect on the increase in stem and pod dry weight and protein content
Key words: Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, chickpea, foliar fertilization, phenological stages, protein
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