Vol. 11, Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Idhole GP, Gokhale DN, Pawar SB and Nimanwad BB

Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted during Kharif 2019 at Experiment farm of Department of Agronomy, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with eight Treatmentss and three replications. The Treatmentss were T₁: Control (No any foliar application), T₂: B (0.5%), T₃: Zn (0.5%), T₄: Fe (0.5%), T₅: B (0.5%) + Zn (0.5%), T₆: B (0.5%) + Fe (0.5%), T₇: Zn (0.5%) + Fe (0.5%) and T8: B (0.5%) + Zn (0.5%) + Fe (0.5%). Application of micronutrients in Treatments T₈ i.e. B (0.5%) + Zn (0.5%) + Fe (0.5%) to niger crop recorded significantly higher seed yield (505 kg ha-1) followed by the Treatments T7 i.e. Zn (0.5%) + Fe (0.5%) at flowering. In case of gross monetary returns, the Treatments T₈ recorded significantly higher gross monetary returns (GMR) 29,997 ₹/ha-1, net monetary returns (NMR) 13,206 ₹/ha-1 and B:C ratio i.e. 1.81 with same trend followed by the Treatments T₇. On the basis of above findings, it may be inferred that, for getting maximum seed yield kg ha-1, higher gross monetary returns (GMR) ₹/ha-1, net monetary returns (NMR) ₹/ha-1 and B:C ratio application of B (0.5%) + Zn (0.5%) + Fe (0.5%) at flowering and capitula formation was found to be effective in increasing production of niger crop. The lowest gross monetary returns (GMR) ₹/ ha, net monetary returns (NMR) ₹/ ha and B:C ratio values of the above mentioned parameters was recorded with Control (No any foliar application) was applied in (T₁).