Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
DT Chaudhari, Dr. VM Patel and Patel Prerak M

Abstract:
An experiment entitled “Effect of integrated nutrient management on nutrient content and uptake of mustard in mustard-cowpea cropping sequence” was conducted at college farm of Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during the years 2017-18 and 2018-19. An experiment consisted of different treatments viz., T₁ (Control), T₂ (10 t FYM/ha), T₃ (5 t biocompost/ha), T₄ (4 t vermicompost/ha) T₅ (RDF 50:50:00 kg N:P₂O₅:K₂O/ha), T₆ (RDF + 5 t FYM/ha), T₇ (RDF + 2.5 t biocompost/ha) and T₈ (RDF + 2.0 t vermicompost/ha) to mustard duringrabi season and it was replicated three times in RBD design. On the base of two-year pooled experiment results, the Nitrogen, Phosphorus and potassium content in mustard seed was recorded significantlyhigher in the treatment T₆ while, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and potassium uptake of mustard straw was recorded significantly higher by T₈. Lower values was recorded with Treatment T₁respect to N, P and K content and uptake by both mustard seed and stover. Organic carbon content, available N and K₂O in soil after harvest of mustard was recorded Significantly higher in the treatment consisting of RDF + 5 t FYM/ha(T₆) during both the years.