Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
Effect of different levels of fertilizers, biochars and their feedstocks on growth and yield attributing parameters of mustard in acidic soil of eastern Uttar Pradesh
Author(s): Mohsina Anjum, Awtar Singh and AP Singh
Abstract: A pot experiment was conducted to assess the effects of biochars and their feedstocks on growth and yield attributing parameter of Indian mustard grown in red soil of eastern Uttar Pradesh in the net house of Department of Soil Science and Agricultural chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, during Rabi season of 2015-16. This experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block design (RCBD) with twenty treatment combinations consisting of three levels of different types of biochars and its feedstocks i.e. 0, 2.25 g kg-1 and 4.5 g kg−1 of soil(corresponding to 5 t ha-1 and 10 t ha-1, respectively) along with 50 percent RDF and four levels of fertilizers 0 percent, 50 percent, 75 percent and 100 percent of recommended dose (100 per cent RDF means 45:30:20:20 mg kg-1 corresponding to 90: 60: 40: 40: kg ha-1 of N, P2O5, K2O & S, respectively in case of mustard) replicated thrice. Growth parameters were recorded at various phonological stages i.e., 30 DAS followed by 60, 90 DAS and at harvest which included plant height and no. of branches plant-1. Similarly yield attributes viz., number of seed per silique, number of siliqua per plant, length of silique, grain and stover yield, harvest index and test weight were also recorded. Results of this experiment indicate that a significant increase in growth and yield of mustard under field condition could be achieved by application of biochars and its feedstocks along with the application of RDF50.
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Mohsina Anjum, Awtar Singh, AP Singh. Effect of different levels of fertilizers, biochars and their feedstocks on growth and yield attributing parameters of mustard in acidic soil of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):1056-1060.
