Performance of Indian mustard as influenced by plant growth regulatorbrassinosteroid under the Western Arid Region of Rajasthan
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Babloo Sharma
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SKRAU), Padampur, Sri Ganganagar 335041, Rajasthan, India
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KG Vyas
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SKRAU), Pokaran, Jaisalmer 345021, Rajasthan, India
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Sunil Kumar Sharma
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SKRAU), Pokaran, Jaisalmer 345021, Rajasthan, India
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Reena Kumari
N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari 396450, Gujarat, India
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Chandra Prakash Meena
College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner 334006, Rajasthan, India
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Bhupender Singh
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SKRAU), Padampur, Sri Ganganagar 335041, Rajasthan, India
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Pooja Sharma
S.K.N. College of Agriculture, SKN Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur 303328, Rajasthan, India
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Keywords:
Indian mustard, PGR-brassinosteroid, productivity, profitability, water productivityAbstract
Water scarcity along with poor quality irrigation water is a major threat to mustard production in Western Rajasthan. The
present study was conducted to assess the effect of a plant growth regulator (PGR) i.e., brassinosteroid on the performance
of Indian mustard during the 2018-19 to 2019-20. A field experiment was conducted with two treatments i.e., a control
(without PGR) and two foliar sprays of PGR-brassinosteroid (2 ppm) at 30 and 60 days after sowing and replicated at ten
farmer’s fields. The finding revealed that the mustard yield was significantly reported higher with PGR-brassinosteroid
as compared to the control. The nutrient use efficiency and water productivity were significantly enhanced with PGRbrassinosteroid
over the control. The net returns per unit of investment was recorded 3.21 with PGR-brassinosteroid
which was significantly superior over the control. Thus, it can be concluded that the application of PGR-brassinosteroid
may be one of the good options to sustain the productivity of mustard under water stress condition of Western
Rajasthan.
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