A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2016-17 and 2017-18 at Bihar Agricultural University research farm, Sabour, Bhagalpur with objective to find out the effect of moisture conservation practices and nutrient management on growth, yield and oil content of mustard. The experiment comprised of three tillage practices (conventional tillage, zero tillage and reduced tillage) in main plot while three S doses (0, 20 and 40 kg ha-1) in sub plots and three B doses (0, 1.0 and 2.0 kg ha-1) in sub sub plots were laid out in split split plot design with three replications. Results indicated that conventional tillage recorded significantly maximum number of siliqua plant-1 (293.81) and seed yield (10.02 q ha-1). Significantly highest number of siliqua plant-1 (301.63) and seed yield (10.25 q ha-1) was recorded at 40 kg S ha-1. The highest number of siliqua plant-1 (298.09) and seed yield (10.17 q ha-1) was recorded with 1.0 kg B ha-1 which was at par with 2.0 kg B ha-1. T1B3 was the best in terms of highest number of siliqua plant-1 (319.06); being at par with T1B2 and T3B2. T1B2S3 was the best in terms of highest number of siliqua plant-1 (365.17); being at par with T1B3S3 and T1B3S2. T1S3B2 and T2S3B2 was the best in terms of highest oil content in seed (43.55%) which were at par with T1S3B3 and T3S3B2

Boron, Conventional tillage, Mustard, Reduced tillage, Sulphur, Zero tillage

Thus, it might be concluded that application of 20 kg S ha-1, 1.0 kg B ha-1 and conventional tillage practice enhanced highest seed yield and oil content of mustard apart from improving growth and yield attributes of the crop

Vinod Kumar, Shashank Tyagi, M.K. Singh and Sushant (2025). Effect of Moisture Conservation Practices and Nutrient Management on Growth, Yield and Oil Content of Mustard. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 17(1): 136-141