Yield, Economics and Nutrients Uptake by Castor Hybrids as Influenced by Different Methods of Planting and Fertility Levels

Aanandi Lal Jat; Tarang Patel

doi:10.59512/aaz.2023.62.4.14

Authors

Aanandi Lal Jat Castor-Mustard Research Station, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar
Tarang Patel

https://doi.org/10.59512/aaz.2023.62.4.14

Keywords:

Fertility levels, hybrid, planting methods and transplanting

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during kharif
2020-2021 in loamy sand soil of Agronomy Instructional Farm,
C.P. College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat. The
experiment was laid out in factorial randomized block design
with two hybrids (GCH 7 and GCH 8), two planting methods
(direct seed sowing and transplanting) and two fertility levels
(75% of recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) and 100%
RDF). Among different hybrids GCH 8 recorded significantly
higher seed yield (3220 kg ha-1), net return (1,73,923 Rs./ha),
BCR (4.38) and N, P, K and S uptake by seed (144.2 kg ha-1,
33.41 kg ha-1, 34.16 kg ha-1 & 9.15 kg ha-1, respectively). Among
planting methods, direct seed sowing recorded significantly
higher seed yield (3231 kg ha-1), net return (1,80,618 Rs./ha),
BCR (4.97) and N, P, S uptake by seed (145.9 kg ha-1, 34.0 kg
ha-1, 9.36 kg ha-1, respectively) and among the fertility levels,
application of 100% RDF recorded significantly higher seed
yield (3191 kg ha-1), net return (1,71,117 Rs./ha), BCR (4.28)
and N, P, K and S uptake by seed (146.0 kg ha-1, 34.42 kg ha-1,
32.53 kg ha-1 and 9.53 kg ha-1, respectively).

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