Effect of moisture conservation and vermicompost on growth and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
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Authors
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Nikhil Gauttam
Research Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur - 333031
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O.P. Sharma
Professor and Head, Department of Agronomy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur - 333031
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Rahul Gautam
Research Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur - 333031
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J.K. Sharma
Professor, Department of Agricultural, Jagannath University, Jaipur, Rajasthan India
Keywords:
Sesame, moisture, growth, yieldAbstract
A field experiment was conducted at Agriculture Research farm of Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) during kharif, 2024 on loamy sand soil, which consisted four treatments of moisture conservation (Control, Dust Mulch, Stalk Mulch, Plastic Mulch) and four treatment of vermicompost (Control, 1.5 t/ ha, 3.0 t/ha and 4.5 t/ha) thereby making sixteen treatment combinations were tested in factorial randomized block design with three replications. Results further indicated that application moisture conservation with application of Stalk Mulch significantly increased plant height, dry matter accumulation, number of branches/plant, chlorophyll content, number of capsules/plant, number of seeds/capsule, seed yield, stalk yield and biological yield. Further; results clearly showed that application of Vermicompost @ 4.5 t/ha which being at par with Vermicompost @ 3.0 t/ha and significantly increased plant height, dry matter accumulation, number of branches/plant, chlorophyll content, number of capsules/plant, number of seeds/capsule, seed yield, stalk yield and biological yield over control.
