Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2019)
Effect of nitrogen and sulphur nutrition on interaction effect, quality parameters, nutrient content or uptake & economics of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) in western UP
Author(s): Ashutosh Chaurasiya, Sudhakar Singh, Vipul Singh, Nandan Singh and Ankit Singh
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of nitrogen and sulphur nutrition on growth and yield of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) in western UP during Rabi season of 2016 at Crop Research Centre (Chirori) of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.). The soil of the experimental field was well drained, sandy loam in texture and slightly alkaline in nature. It was low in organic carbon and nitrogen but medium in available phosphorus and potassium with an electrical conductivity (1:2, soil: water) of 1.65 dS/m. The experiment consisted of twelve treatment combinations with nitrogen and sulphur. The treatment consisted of four nitrogen levels (0, 40, 80 and 120 kg ha-1) and three sulphur levels (0, 20 and 40 kg ha-1) were tested in Factorial Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications. The mustard variety Pusa Bold was grown and growth and yield, nutrient uptake, soil properties as influenced by different treatments were assessed.Role of interaction effects enhances the growth & yield attributes, quality parameters, nutrient content & uptake and available nutrient balances in the soil with increasing trends of nitrogen from 0 to 120 kg N ha-1 and 0 to 40 kg S ha-1 caused significant results and found maximum at 120 kg N ha-1 and 40 kg S ha-1. The nutrient content and uptake was also noticed higher with the application of 120 kg N ha-1. Similarly, application of 40 kg S ha-1gave protein content and nutrient (N, P, K and S) uptake by mustard crop. Available nutrients (N, P2O5, K2O and S) status in soil after harvest of crop was increased with increase in the nitrogen levels upto 120 kg N ha-1 and sulphur levels upto 40 kg ha-1. The highest net returns of 48,006 and B: C ratio of 2.25 was obtained with the application 120 kg N ha-1 than rest of nitrogen levels. With respect to sulphur levels, the highest net returns of 36,454 and B: C ratio of 1.65 was obtained with 40 kg S ha-1. Thus it may be concluded that application of nitrogen at 120 kg N ha-1 and sulphur at 40 kg S ha-1 found economical in obtaining higher yields with higher net return and B: C ratio.
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Ashutosh Chaurasiya, Sudhakar Singh, Vipul Singh, Nandan Singh, Ankit Singh. Effect of nitrogen and sulphur nutrition on interaction effect, quality parameters, nutrient content or uptake & economics of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) in western UP. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(1):787-791.
