Vol. 11, Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Shaik Nazeema and Biswarup Mehera

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during kharif 2021 at Crop Research Farm, 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 (0.51%), available N (230 kg/ha), available P (17.80 kg/ha) and available K (245.10 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments each replicated thrice on the basis of one year experimentation. The treatments which are T1: Salicylic acid 100ppm + FYM 10t/ha, T2: Salicylic acid 100ppm + Vermicompost 5t/ha, T3: Salicylic acid 100ppm + Poultry manure 3t/ha, T4: Brassinosteroids 0.1ppm + FYM 10t/ha, T5: Brassinosteroids 0.1ppm + Vermicompost 5t/ha, T6: Brassinosteroids 0.1ppm + Poultry manure 3t/ha, T7: NAA 40ppm + FYM 10t/ha, T8: NAA 40ppm + Vermicompost 5t/ha, T9: NAA 40ppm + Poultry manure 3t/ha, T10: Control are used. The results showed that application of Brassinosteroids 0.1ppm + FYM 10t/ha was recorded significantly higher Plant height (176.15 cm), Number of tillers/m2 (5.33), Plant dry weight (47.11g). Whereas significantly highest crop growth rate (16.71 g/m2/day) and relative growth rate (0.0383 g/g/day) was recorded with the treatment Brassinosteroids 0.1ppm + Vermicompost 5t/ha. Significantly maximum Number of spikes/m2 (46.33), Number of grains/spikes (1992.67), Test weight (11.48g), Grain yield (2.76 t/ha), Straw yield (3.84 t/ha), Harvest Index (41.79%), Gross returns (Rs.1,65,000.00), Net returns (Rs.1,20,510.00) and Benefit Cost ratio (2.67) were obtained with application of Brassinosteroids 0.1ppm + FYM 10t/ha as compared to other treatments.