Experimental result revealed that growth characters viz., plant height, number of branches plant^-1, Leaves plant^-1, Dry matter plant^-1, yield contributing characters viz., no. of pod plant^-1, no. of seed pod^-1, grain weight plant^-1, test weight, seed yield plot^-1, Seed yield ha^-1, Straw yield ha^-1. However, application of RDF+ Neem coated urea 2 percent + Salicylic acid (75 ppm) sprays at flower initiation significantly influenced the growth and yield characters. On the other hand, in all cases the lower response was found from only RDF treatments.