Effect of different sources of sulphur on yield and quality of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) under temperate conditions of Kashmir

O A KHAN; S K RAINA; D RAM; M A DAR; M A MALIK; J A WANI

doi:10.56093/ijas.v88i2.79218

Authors

O A KHAN Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190 025
S K RAINA Assistant Professor, Division of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Chatha, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180 009
D RAM Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190 025
M A DAR Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190 025
M A MALIK Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190 025
J A WANI Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190 025

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v88i2.79218

Keywords:

Cardiac cost, Drudgery, Heart rate, Paddy thresher, Physiological cost, Traditional

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to find the effect of different sources and levels of sulphur on yield and quality of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea) under temperate conditions of Kashmir. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three sources of sulphur, viz. elemental sulphur, gypsum and single superphosphate (SSP) and replicated thrice. The plots were given uniform dose of NPK (100:120:60 kg/ha). Gypsum recorded highest plant height, days to maturity, yield attributes and yield as compared to elemental sulphur and SSP; whereas, among the different levels of sulphur, 45 kg S/ha recorded highest value of plant height, days to maturity and yield attributes and yield. Among the quality parameters, ascorbic acid, protein content in curd was significantly higher with application of Gypsum and 45 kg S ha^-1, whereas, free nitrate (NO-3) content was significantly lower in SSP (a desirable quality).

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