Effect of Boron and Sowing Dates on Growth and Yield of Yellow Mustard (Sinapis alba)

Author: Gangadhari Amaraketan*, Rajesh Singh and Rajesh Singh Chauhan

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Abstract

A field trial was conducted in Rabi 2020 at Crop Research Farm (CRF), Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.). The soil of experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), low in organic carbon (0.36%) available Nitrogen (171.48 kg/ha), available Phosphorus (15.2 kg/ha) and available Potassium (232.5 kg/ha). Results that observed that significantly highest plant height (102.5 cm), number of branches (10.3), dry weight (24.90 g), siliquae per plant (143.6), maximum seeds per siliquae (41.4), maximum test weight (3.3 g), seed yield (17.2 q/ha), highest stover yield (58.1 q/ha) were recorded with 2 kg/ha Boron + sowing date October 26. Maximum gross returns (Rs. 103200.00/ha), net returns (Rs. 68241.00 /ha) and benefit: cost ratio (1.95) were obtained highest in the treatment combination of 2 kg/ha Boron + sowing date October 26.

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Boron, sowing dates, Sinapis alba, sandy loam in texture