Yield and economic returns of sesame as influenced by soil applied fertilizers and foliar nutrition

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted during Rabi, 2016-17 on sandy loam soils of Agricultural College Farm, Naira to study the yield and economic returns of sesame as influenced by soil applied nutrients and foliar nutrition. The experiment was laid out in split-plot design with four levels of NPK applied to soil and four levels of foliar nutrition practices, each replicated thrice. Application of 125% RDF (M3) along with foliar application of 19:19:19 @ 1.0 % at early budding stage followed by 1.0 % KNO3 at early capsule formation stage (F4) recorded the highest seed yield (923 kg ha-1), stalk yield (2095 kg ha-1) and economics. The lowest values for yield and economics were found with the lowest level (75% RDF) of NPK supplied to soil and non-supply of foliar nutrients (F1).