Effect of sulphur and sulphur solubilizing bacteria on yield, yield attributes and quality of Kharif groundnut

Abstract

In order to evaluate the effects of different combinations of sulphur and sulphur solubilizing bacteria on yield and yield attributes, quality of Kharif groundnut (var. GJG 22), a field experiment was conducted on medium black calcareous soil at Cotton Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh during Kharif seasons of 2019. The results revealed that the application of S @ 30 kg ha-1 significantly increased the plant height, number of branches, number of nodules, number of pegs, number of mature pods, number of total pods, shelling percentage, test weight, oil percentage, pod and haulm yield over the control plot treatment. The application of 1.5 lit SSB ha-1 produced significantly favourable effect on plant height, number of branches, number of nodules, number of pegs, number of mature pods, pod and haulm yield over the control. However, shelling percentage, test weight, oil and protein percentage did not influence by SSB application.