Effect of soil and foliar applied fertilizers on yield attributes and yield of Rabi sesame

Abstract

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