Yield and quality of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) as influenced by irrigation and nutrient levels
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https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v55i1.4716Keywords:
B rassica juncea, Irrigation scheduling, Nutrient, Plant growth substances, Quality, Seeds yieldsAbstract
Field experiments were carried out on sandy loam soil at Morena, during the winter ( rabi) seasons of 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 to study the effect of irrigation and levels of NPK nutrients (% of recommended dose) on growth, yield, economics and quality parameters of Indian mustard [ Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj and Cosson]. Irri- gation at flower initiation and seed development stage achieved the maximum growth and yield attributes, resulting in 8.78% and 24.18% higher seed yield over one irrigation applied at flower initiation stage and siliquae develop- ment stage respectively. The application of 125% recommended dose of NPK fertilizers (RDF) induced signifi- cantly higher growth and yield characters, water use efficiency, protein and oil yield over other treatments and yielded 29.03%, 19.59% and 8.30% more seed yield over 50, 75 and 100% RDF, respectively.References
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