Effect of soluble NPK in combination with liquid manures on growth and yield of mustard (Brassica juncea) in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season 2019 – 2020 at Research Block of Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India with the view to find out the effect of soluble NPK in combination with liquid manures on growth and yield of mustard (Brassica juncea) in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. Eight treatment were tested in R. B. D. with three replications. On the basis of experimental results, it was found that maximum plant height (102.83 cm), number of leaves per plant (20.13) and number of branches per plant (4.00) observed in treatment T8 (soluble NPK 2% + Cow Urine 5%). The highest number of pods per plant (165.33), number of seed per pod (17.43) and seed yield (23q per ha) was recorded with the treatment where soluble NPK 2% + Cow Urine 5% was applied. The minimum number of yield attributes i.e. number of pods per plant (96.66), number of seed per pod (10.86) and seed yield (12.80 q per ha) was recorded in control plots.