Effect of polymers and nutrient management on sesame (Sesamum indicum) under custard apple (Annona squamosa) based agri-horti system

SHAILESH KUMAR; RAM SWAROOP MEENA; NIRMAL DE; D S GURJAR; AJEET SINGH; GULAB SINGH YADAV; GOURISANKAR PRADHAN

doi:10.56093/ijas.v89i11.95332

Authors

SHAILESH KUMAR Research Scholar, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 005, India
RAM SWAROOP MEENA Assistant Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 005, India
NIRMAL DE Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 005, India
D S GURJAR Senior Scientist, Water Technology Centre, ICAR-IARI
AJEET SINGH PhD scholar, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 005, India
GULAB SINGH YADAV Scientist, Division of Natural Resource Management, ICAR (RC) NEH Region, Tripura Centre
GOURISANKAR PRADHAN PhD scholar, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221 005, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v89i11.95332

Keywords:

Agri-horti system, Hydrogel, Nano Clay Polymer Composite, Nutrient uptake, Sesame

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in 2016â€“17 to study the effect of polymers and nutrient management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) under custard apple (Annona squamosa L.) based agri-horti system in rainfed conditions of eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design with four replications. Three levels of polymers, viz. Control, NCPC @ 5 kg/ha and Hydrogel @ 5 kg/ha and four level of the nutrient management as Control, 100% RDF, 100% RDF + Azotobacter and 100% RDF + PSB were taken in main-plots and sub-plots. Results indicated that the application of NCPC @ 5 kg/ha produced the best results in terms of the sesame seed yield (448.51 kg/ha) and stalk yield (609.97 kg/ha). The nutrient management with 100% RDF + Azotobacter gave better results as compared to control (no fertilizers). Their conjoint application can be beneficial to farmers for sustaining the crop productivity in the rainfed condition of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

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