Response of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) to integrated nutrient management

A field experiment was conducted on sandy-loam soil of Main Spices Research Station, Jagudan, Gujarat, during 1997–98 to 2000–2001 to study the effect of organic manures (mustard and castor-cake as well as FYM) alone or in conjunction with fertilizer on yield, quality and economics of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.). Application of recommended dose of nitrogen through mustard-cake with fertilizer at the rate of 1:1 recorded the maximum growth and yield attributes as well as yield (869 kg/ha). Moreover, maximum net returns (Rs 70,765/ha) and benefit: cost ratio (4.39) were also recorded by the same treatment. However, fertilizing the crop with FYM alone, mustard-cake alone or in conjunction with chemical fertilizer recorded higher but statistically an equal oil content.