Vol. 9, Issue 3 (2020)

Author(s):
Nikhil Singh, SB Pandey, Rahul Ranjan, Amar Kant Verma, RK Pathak, Sauhard Dubey, Nivedita Rajput and Raghvendra Singh

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out in the pot culture of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur during 2017-18. The experiment consisted 8 treatments viz. T₁: Control, T₂: N (120 Kg ha^-1), P (60 Kg ha^-1), T₃: N (120 Kg ha^-1), K (40 Kg ha^-1), T₄: N (120 Kg ha^-1), K (40 Kg ha^-1), T₅: N (120 Kg ha^-1) + Organic (10-15 ton ha^-1) +PSB (10 Kg ha^-1), T₆: N (120 Kg ha^-1), P (60 Kg ha^-1) + Organic (10-15 ton ha^-1) + PSB (10 Kg ha^-1), T₇: N (120 Kg ha^-1), P (60 Kg ha^-1) + Organic (10-15 ton ha^-1) + PSB (10 Kg ha^-1) and T₈: N (120 Kg ha^-1), P (60 Kg ha^-1), K (40 Kg ha^-1) + Organic (10-15 ton ha^-1) + PSB (10 Kg ha^-1) assigned in randomized block design with three replication during rabi season of 2017-18. The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, medium in fertility and slightly alkaline in reaction. The weather during the experimental period was by and large normal and devoid of any extreme conditions. The results indicated that application of T₈: N (120 Kg ha^-1), P (60 Kg ha^-1), K (40 Kg ha^-1) + Organic (10-15 ton ha^-1) + PSB (10 Kg ha^-1) resulted in significantly maximum days to 50% flowering and maturity and ultimately higher seed yield and straw yield as compared to other corresponding tested treatments. The treatment also excelled in Biological yield and harvest index under control.