Indian Journal of Agronomy

  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 55
  • Issue: 2

Yield performance and quality in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) as affected by integrated nutrient management

  • Author:
  • M.K. Tripathi1, Sumit Chaturvedi, D.K. Shukla, B.S. Mahapatra2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 138 to 142

College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand 263 145.

Present address:1, Sunhemp Research Station (ICAR), Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during rabi 2005–06 and 2006–07 at Pantnagar to study the effect of integrated nutrient management (INM) on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea). Twelve treatments consisting of recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) i.e. 120-17.6–16.7 kg N-P-K/ha and 75% RDF either alone or with addition of farmyard manure (FYM), sulphur (S), zinc (Zn), boron (B) and Azotobacter were tested in RBD with 3 replications. Application of 2 t FYM + 40 kg S along with RDF or 75% RDF resulted in significant increase in mustard yield i.e. 18.2 and 20.3% over RDF (1.69 t/ha) and 75% RDF (1.57 t/ha) alone. However, net returns indicated that INM treatment i.e. RDF + FYM + S + Zn + B + Azatobacter with mean returns of Rs. 19,505 is promising to rest of the treatments. The addition of zinc, boron and seed treatment with Azotobacter reduced the glucosinolate content at both RDF and 75% RDF.

Keywords

Brassica juncea, Economics, Growth, Nutrient uptake, Oils