Effect of Sulphur and Row Spacing on Growth and Yield of Yellow Mustard (Sinapis alba)

Author: Potluri Pavan Kumar, Rajesh Singh, Wasim Khan and Shivakumar Naik E.

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Abstract

A field study was carried out at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agriculture Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.) in Rabi 2020 to study the effect of sulphur and row spacing on development and yield of yellow mustard. Sulphur plays a vital part in chemical composition of seed and increases the percentage of oil content of seed. The experimental site was uniform in topography and sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), low in Organic carbon (0.38%), medium available N 225 kg ha-1, higher available P 19.50 kg ha-1 and medium available K 213.7 kg ha-1. The treatments which are Sulphur levels at (30 kg S/ha, 45 kg S/ha and 60 kg S/ha) and spacing (40×20 cm, 50×20 cm and 60×20 cm) was used. The research was placed out in Randomized Block Design through nine treatments each replicated thrice. Between all the treatments, application of 60 kg S with 60 cm row spacing noted maximum plant height (96.38 cm), branches (13.33), dry weight (19.28 g), sili

Keywords

Yellow Mustard, Sulphur (S), Row Spacing, siliquae and seed yield.

Conclusion

On basis of present research, suggests that application of 60 kg S/ha + Spacing 60×20 cm resulted highest plant height (96.38 cm), number of branches per plant (13.33), siliquae/plant (139.33), seeds/siliquae (43.09) where as application of Sulphur (S) 60 kg/ha + Spacing 40×20 cm resulted maximum seed yield of (1.60 t/ha), stover yield (5.92 t/ha) and harvest index (22.38 %).

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Kumar, P.P., Singh, R., Khan, W. and Shivakumar Naik E. (2021). Effect of Sulphur and Row Spacing on Growth and Yield of Yellow Mustard (Sinapis alba). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3): 139-143.