Effect of STCR-IPNS Based Nutrient Application on Soil Health, Yield, Nutrient Content and Uptake of Mustard (Brassica juncea L.) in Eastern Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh, India
Ravindra Sachan *
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208 002, India.
Tarence Thomas
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh-211 007, India.
Hanuman Prasad Pandey
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208 002, India.
Abhishek Tiwari
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208 002, India.
Avanish Kumar
Department of Agronomy, RCA, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan, India.
Pratistha Yadav
Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208 002, India.
Abhishek Yadav
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208 002, India.
Mandeep Kumar
Department of Agronomy, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208 002, India.
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Abstract
The improvement in grain yield characters was the manifestation of improved growth characters as a result of higher uptake of nutrients caused by balanced supply of nutrients in this regard soil test based nutrient management approaches aims provide a scientific basis for balanced fertilization to obtain more yield per unit of fertilizer investment. An experiment was conducted during kharif season 2017-18 in the Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Research Farm, SHUATS, Prayagraj. The cursory glance of data revealed that the bulk density and particle density of soil was found to be non-significant in different levels of fertilizer recommendation based on soil test values. The maximum soil pore space (60.37%) and water retaining capacity (81.25 %) was recorded in treatment T4 [STCR + 5 t FYM]. The maximum available Nitrogen (305.82 kg ha-1), available Phosphorus (26.90 kg ha-1), available Potassium (205.07 kg ha-1) and available Sulphur (14.23 ppm ha-1) in soil was recorded in treatment T8 [STCR + @ 50 % FYM + @ 50 % S]. The maximum seed yield of mustard (11.53 q ha-1) and stover yield (16.03 q ha-1) was associated with the treatment T8 [STCR + @ 50 % FYM + @ 50 % S]. Result showed that that application of T8 [STCR + @ 50 % FYM + @ 50 % S] significantly recorded maximum nutrient content viz. N (2.19%), P (0.23%), K (1.68%) and S (4.8%) content in grain N (1.73%), P (0.21%), K (1.47%) and S (3.9%) content in stover and maximum nutrient uptake viz. N (25.25 kg ha-1), P (2.65 kg ha-1), K (19.37 kg ha-1) and S (55.34 kg ha-1) uptake in grain is and N (27.73 kg ha-1), P (3.36 kg ha-1), K (23.56 kg ha-1) and S (62.51 kg ha-1) uptake in stover.
Keywords: Mustard, nutrient content, nutrient uptake, STCR and yield