Department of Horticulture, University of Udaipur, Udaipur
Present address: *Director of Extension Education, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar.
The effect of nitrogen (0.75 and 125 kg N/ha), sulphur (0, 125, 250, 275 and 500 kg S/ha) and time of sulphur application (at seedlings transplanting, 14 days and 21 days before seedlings transplanting) were studied on the growth and yield of cauliflower under agro-climatic conditions of Udaipur. All the levels of sulphur as well as nitrogen promoted vegetative growth and yield. Among sulphur treatments, 375 kg S/ha level increased the curd weight by 137.5 per cent over control. Among nitrogen treatments, 125 kg/ha level was the most effective where 117 per cent increase in yield of curd with stalk was obtained. Sulphur application at 21 days before seedlings transplanting proved to be the most effective. The overall most effective treatment was 125 kg N + 375 kg S/ha level with sulphur application at 21 days before transplanting, where increase in yield of curd with stalk was 299.4 per cent over control.
