Effect of Zinc and FYM on growth and yield of mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

Abstract

The present investigation entitled “Effect of Zn and FYM application on soil properties and performance of mustard crop (Brassica juncea L.)’’Involved field experimentation conducted during Rabi season of year 2017-18. There are six treatments with three replication are T1 (Control), T2 (RDF+5kgZnha-1), T3 (RDF+5kgZn ha-1+10tFYMha-1) T4 (RDF+10kgZnha-1), T5 (RDF+10kg Zn ha-1+10tFYMha-1), T6 (RDF+15kgZn ha-1), T7 (RDF+15kgZn ha-1+10tFYMha-1). The recommended dose of fertilizers is 60kg N ha-1, 40kgP2O5 ha-1, 40kgK2O ha-1. The growth attribute like plant height (181.80), number of branch plant (15.73) number of siliqua plant-1 (48.53) number of grains siliqua-1 (17.33) are higher in the treatment T7 RDF+15kgZn ha-1+10tFYMha-1. The highest grain and straw yield was obtained by T7 RDF+15kgZn ha-1+10tFYMha-1 i.e. 5.25 qha-1 and 23.68 qha-1. The treatment RDF+15kgZn ha-1+10tFYMha-1 is far better than any other treatments.