An Experimental Study on the Effect of Sulphur and Boron on Growth and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum)

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during Zaid 2022 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P). The soil the of experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), low in organic carbon (0.36 %), available N (171.48 kg/ha), available P (15.2 kg/ha) and available K (232.5 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out on Randomized Block Design with nine treatments each replicated thrice based on one year experimentation. The treatments are T1: 10 kg/ha Sulphur + 1 kg/ha Boron, T2: 10 kg/ha Sulphur + 1.5 kg/ha Boron, T3: 10 kg/ha Sulphur + 2 kg/ha Boron, T420 kg/ha Sulphur + 1 kg/ha Boron, T5: 20 kg/ha Sulphur + 1.5 kg/ha Boron, T6: 20 kg/ha Sulphur + 2 kg/ha Boron, T7: 30 kg/ha Sulphur + 1 kg/ha Boron, T8: 30 kg/ha Sulphur + 1.5 kg/ha Boron, T9: 30 kg/ha Sulphur + 2 kg/ha Boron are used. The results showed that application of 30 kg/ha Sulphur + 2 kg/ha Boron was recorded significantly higher plant height (96.22 cm), Plant dry weight (17.24 g/plant), whereas significantly highest Crop growth rate (8.74 g/m2/day) was recorded with the treatment 20 kg/ha Sulphur + 2 kg/ha Boron. However,Significantly maximum No. of capsules/plant (52.88), No. of Seeds/capsule (62.16), Test weight (3.29 g), Seed yield (1.35 t/ha), Stover yield (6.24 t/ha), Harvest index (17.77 %) as compared to other treatments.