Effect of NPK and sulphur on yield of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48165/ijah.2022.4.1.2Keywords:
Cauliflower, NPK, sulphur, growth and yieldAbstract
A field experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute in Durgapura, Jaipur, during the Rabi season of 2019-20. The study included four levels of NPK (0%, 60%, 100%, and 120% of the recommended dose) and four doses of sulphur (0, 20, 40, and 50 kg/ha), result ing in a total of 16 treatment combinations. These treatments were tested using a randomized block design with three replications. The results indicated that the application of 100% of the recommended dose of NPK, along with sulphur @ 40 kg/ha, was the most effective treatment combination for the cauliflower crop. This combination resulted in an average curd weight of 431.81 g, a total curd yield per plot of 122.68 kg, and a total curd yield of 213.24 q/ha.
Downloads
References
Abd el-All, H.M. and EL-Shabrawy, R.A. 2013. Effect of some phosphorus sources, nitrogen and sulphur levels on yield, quality, sulforaphane and vitamin C content in broccoli. Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 9 (6): 351-365.
Anonymous. 2016. Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, Gurgaon (Haryana).
Baghel, M.S. and Singh, D.B. 1995. Effect of different level of N, K fertilizer and date of transplanting on cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.). Recent Horticulture, 2 (2): 84-87.
Batel, K.M., Granberry, D.M. and Mullinix, B.G. 1997. Nitrogen, magnesium and boron application effect on cauliflower yield, curd mass and hollow stem disorder. Horticulture Science, 32 (1): 75-78.
Bhagavatagoudra, K.H. and Rokhade, A.K. 2001. Effect of sources and levels of sulphur nutrition on growth and yield of cabbage. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Science, 14 (3): 724-726.
Bijarnia, H.S. and Dixit, V.S. 1996. Growth and yield of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) as affected by sulphur. Annals of Biology, 12 (2): 232-234.
Biswas, D.R., Ali, S.A. and Khera, M.S. 1995. Response of gobhi sarson (Brassica napus L.) to N and S. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 43 (2): 220-223.
Dhar, M., Jana, J.C. and Maity, T.K. 1999. Response of cabbage to sulphur fertilization, Vegetable Science, 26 (1): 82-84. Everaarts, A.P. and Boou, R. 2000. The effect of nitrogen application on nitrogen utilization by white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) and on nitrogen in the soil at harvest. Journal Horticulture Science and Biotechnology, 75 (6): 705-712. Hara, J., Sugimoto, K. and Sonoda, Y. 1981. Nutritional relationship
between nitrogen and sulphur in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata). Journal of Japanese Society of Horticulture Science, 50 (1): 60-65.
Hossan, N. and Olsen, R.A. 1966. Influence of applied sulphur on availability of soil nutrients for corn (Zea mays L.) nutrition. Proc. Soil Science Society America, 30 (2): 284-286.
Jamre, B.R., Nagaich, K.N. and Verma, H. 2010. Effect of different levels of sulphur and zinc on growth and yield of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.). The Asian Journal of Horticulture, 5 (2): 323-325.
Kanwar, J.S. 1976. Soil fertility - Theory and practice. ICAR, New Delhi.
Mahmud, Z.U., Rahman, M.M., Salam, M.A., Saha, S.R. and Alam, M.S. 2005. Effect of sulphur, boron and molybdenum on curd yield of cauliflower. Journal Subtropical Agric. Research & Development, 3 (1): 82-86.
Meena, P.S. 2004. Effect of nitrogen and sulphur on growth and yield of sprouting broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica L.) cv. EU-Green. Udyanika, 10 (3): 7-10.
Patil, B. N., Ingle, V. G. and Patil, S. S., 2003. Effect of spacings and nitrogen levels on growth and yield of knol-khol (Brassica oleracea var. caulorapa) cv. White Vienna. Annals of Plant Physiology, 17 (2): 110-113.
Talukder, M.R., Banu, M.B., Hoque, A.K.M.S. and Hoque, M.A. 2013. Response of knol-khol to different levels of nutrients. Eco-friendly Agricultural Journal, 6 (2): 29-33.
Vanek, V., Kola, L., Stipek, K. and Jakl, M. 2001. The metabolism of sulphur in plants and the role of S compounds. In: International Conference Reasonable Use of Fertilizers, 7, Praha, Proceedings Praha, EZU. pp. 27-34.
Yadav, B.R. and Paliwal, K.V. 1990. Response of cauliflower to nitrogen and fertilization in saline water stress. Vegetable Science, 17: 1-6.
Yaldas, F.S., Cylan, B., Yagmur and Modogan, N. 2008. Effect of nitrogen fertilizer on yield, quality and nutrient content in broccoli. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 311: 1333-1343.
