Response of nutrient levels on yield and economics of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)

Abstract

The experiment was carried out at Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani during rabi season 2020-21. To Study on nutrient management under different fertilizer doses in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replication and nine treatments of fertilizer doses such as T1: 25:25:00 NPK kg ha-1 (RDF), T2: 30:30:00 NPK kg ha-1, T3: 35:35: 00 NPK kg ha-1, T4: 25:25:25 NPK kg ha-1, T5: 30:30:00 NPK kg ha-1, T6: 35:35: 35 NPK kg ha-1, T7: 40:20:20 NPK kg ha-1, T8: 50:25:25 NPK kg ha-1, T9: control. The result of the experiment revealed that among the treatments among the different treatments application of 50:25:25 NPK kg ha-1 (T8 ) recorded the higher yield and yield attributes such as seed yield (kg ha-1), straw yield (kg ha-1), harvest index (%), higher gross monetary returns (₹57911 ha-1) and net monetary returns (₹35693 ha-1) but it was comparable with the treatments 40:20:20 NPK kg ha-1 (T7). The higher benefit: cost ratio (2.61) was recorded by treatment 50:25:25 NPK kg ha-1 (T 8). Lowest gross monetary returns (25809 ha-1), net monetary returns (6059 ha-1) and benefit: cost ratio (1.31) was obtained by control (T9).