Effect of integrated nutrient management on timely sown crop of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) Bhanuwanti1,*, Gill Harmanjot Singh2, Kaur Parneet2 1M.Sc. Student, Department of Agriculture, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana, 133 203 2Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Gulzar Group of Institutions (affiliated from I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University), Ludhiana, Punjab141 401 *Corresponding author's Email: bhanu263wanti@gmail.com
Online Published on 18 January, 2023. Abstract A study was conducted during the winter (rabi) season of 2020–21 at the Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana to assess the effect of integrated nutrient- management on timely sown crop of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj & Cosson). The experiment consisted of 8 treatments, viz. T1, Azotobacter + 100% recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF); T2, Azotobacter + FYM 5 t/ha + 50% RDF; T3, 100% RDF; T4, control; T5, Azotobacter + vermicompost 5 t/ha + 50% RDF; T6, Azotobacter + phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) + 100% RDF; T7, Azotobacter + PSB + FYM 5 t/ha + 50% RDF; T8, Azotobacter + PSB + vermicompost 5 t/ha + 50% RDF, which were replicated thrice and laid out in the randomized block design. The results depicted that the growth and yield attributes such as no. of primary branches/plant (9.40), no. of secondary branches/plant (19.03), dry-matter accumulation (99.10 g/plant), plant height (210.47 cm), seeds/siliqua (13.90), siliqua/plant (371.63), length of siliqua (5.17 cm), 1000-seed weight (6.00 g) and as well as seed yield (2.28 t/ha) and straw yield (2.03 t/ha) were found highest under T8. Top Keywords Azotobacter, Farmyard manure, Phosphate solubilizing bacteria, Recommended Dose of Fertilizer, Seed yield, Straw yield1, Vermicompost. Top |