Vol. 10, Issue 12 (2021)

Author(s):
Raj Singh Choudhary, AK Mondal, Vikas Sharma, R Puniya, Naresh Kumar Yadav, Sunita Jhajhra, Ramesh Chand Bana, Ranjeet Singh Bochalya, Rakesh Kumar Choudhary and Shesh Narayan Kumawat

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted at research farm of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology of Jammu to study the effect of organic manures and boron application on soil properties and yield of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) during the two successive Rabi seasons 2018-19 and 2019-20. The treatment comprises of three levels of organic manures viz., OM₀ (control), OM₂ (10 t ha^-1 FYM), OM₃ (5 t ha^-1 FYM + VC 2.5 t ha^-1) and four levels of boron i.e. B₀ (control), B_S-5 (soil application 5 kg borax ha^-1), B _S-10 (soil application 10 kg borax ha^-1), B_F-0.1 (foliar spray 0.1% Boric acid solution), B_F-0.2 (foliar spray 0.2% Boric acid solution) constituting 15 treatment combinations replicated thrice in factorial randomized block design. Results indicated that higher plant height (24.78 cm, 125.03 cm and 221.61 cm of pooled mean, at 30, 60, and at harvest) was recorded under OM₃ (5 t ha^-1 FYM + VC 2.5 t ha^-1) + B _S-10 (soil application 10 kg borax ha^-1).