Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Deepika J, Bhupendra Mathpal and Mayur Darvhankar

Abstract:
The present part of the research work captioned Effect of sulphur and spacing on growth and yield of kharif groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) was conducted at experimental farm of Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Jalandhar, Punjab during kharif season of 2022. The experiment was laid out in Randomized complete block design with a set of ten treatments with each replicated thrice on the basis of one year experimentation. The treatments included T₁(Sulphur @ 45 kg/ha + 20 cm x 20 cm), T₂ (Sulphur @ 45 kg/ha + 25x 25 cm), T₃ (Sulphur @ 45 kg/ha + 30 x 10 cm), T₄ (Sulphur @ 60 kg/ha + 20 cm x 20 cm), T₅ (Sulphur @ 60 kg/ha + 25 cm x 25 cm), T₆ (Sulphur @ 60 kg/ha + 30 cm x 10 cm), T₇ (Sulphur @ 75 kg/ha + 20 cm x 20 cm), T₈ (Sulphur @ 75 kg/ha + 25 cm x 25 cm), T₉ (Sulphur @ 75 kg/ha + 30 cm x 10 cm), T₁₀ (control). Growth parameters (plant height, number of leaves per plant, number of branches per plant, 50% of flowering,) were recorded at 30 DAS, 60 DAS and at 90 DAS. The yield parameters (No of pods per plant, Pod yield/plant, number of kernel per pod, kernel yield/plant, harvest index (%), Shelling (%)) were recorded at the time of harvest. Results indicated that Sulphur @ 60 kg/ha + 30 cm x 10 cm showed significant positive impact on plant height, number of leaves per plant, number of branches per plant, 50% of flowering, No of pods per plant, Pod yield/plant, number of kernel per pod, kernel yield/plant, harvest index, Shelling (%) of groundnut.