Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Gajraj Yadav, Neeraj Kumar, Rahul Ranjan, Atik Ahahad, Robin Kumar, Rajesh Kumar and Arpit Singh

Abstract:
An Experiment entitled “Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of Sesamum (Sesamum indicum L.) under pigeonpea based intercropping system in Eastern Uttar Pradesh” was conducted at the Agronomy research farm of Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (U.P.), INDIA, during the Kharif season (2019-20 and 2020-21). The treatments comprised as different integrated nutrient management levels. On the basis of two year results, Among the integrated nutrient management practices, application of N₅ (75% RDF + FYM@ 5t ha^-1 + Sulphur@ 40kg ha^-1 + ZnSO₄@ 25kg ha^-1 + Boron @ 1.5kg ha^-1) recorded maximum plant height (154.41 and 157.27cm), number of branches plant^-1 (17.40 and 17.59), dry matter production (g) plant^-1 (12.74 and 12.96), number of capsules plant^-1 (86.60 and 91.71), number of seeds capsule^-1 (55.58 and 57.13), test weight (3.25 and 3.79g), seed yield (495 and 499 kg ha^-1) and stover yield (1934.64 and 1945.00 kg ha^-1), biological yield (2429.97 and 2443.67 kg ha^-1), and harvest index (20.38 and 20.41%) which was found higher over N₁ (RDF alone).