Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SULPHUR AND NITROGEN ONGROWTH YIELD AND QUALITY OF SESAME (SESAMUMINDICUM L.) UNDER BAEL (AEGLE MARMELOS L.) BASEDAGRI-HORTI SYSTEM

Shailesh Kushawaha, Alok Kumar Singh, Abhinav Singh, Bipin Kumar Singh andSrishti Dipriya Minz

Abstract

An investigation was performed during Rainy (Kharif) season of 2018-19 at agricultural research farm ofR.G.S.C., Banaras Hindu University, India in order to explore the effect of nitrogen and sulphur on sesameunder bael based agri-horti system. The texture of the soil of experimental field is sandy loam and comesunder rainfed with invariably poor fertility status. The experiment was performed in factorial RBD with 12treatments consisting of 4 nitrogen levels (0, 25, 50 and 75 kg ha-1) and 3 levels of sulphur (0, 25 and 45 kgha-1) which is replicated 3 times. The Sesame variety ‘RT 364’ was sown between alleys of bael @ 5 kg ha-1with spacing of 30 × 15 cm. The findings showed the highest plant height, Primary branches plant-1, secondarybranches plant-1, Dry matter accumulation plant-1, number of capsule plant-1, number of grain capsule-1, testweight, Seed yield and stover yield was obtained with the application of 45 kg sulphur ha-1 and 75 kgnitrogen ha-1. Similarly maximum nutrient content (i.e. N, P, K& S), oil content and protein content was alsoobtained when applied with 45 kg sulphur ha-1 and 75 kg nitrogen ha-1. It is concluded that sulphur @ 45 kgha-1and nitrogen @ 75 kg ha-1can be applied for the higher yield and oil content of sesame under agri-hortisystem.