Year: 2022 | Month: September | Volume 67 | Issue 4
Economic Evaluation of the Effect of S Fertilization with Seed Biopriming on Indian Mustard (cv. Giriraj) Production under Middle Gangetic Plains of Uttar Pradesh, India
Sonam Singh and Amitava Rakshit
DOI:10.46852/0424-2513.4.2022.7
Abstract:
A two-year field experiment was carried out during rabi season of 2018-19 and 2019-20 at the research farm, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi on a sandy loam soil to evaluate the economic feasibility of seed bio-priming with sulphur (S) fertilization for mustard production in middle gangetic plains. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with three replications. The treatments were consisting of four levels of S (0, 20, 30 and 40 kg S ha-1) through bentonite S and three seed priming sources (un-primed, Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescence). The results showed that, application of T11 (40 kg S ha-1 + Bacillus subtilis) results in highest gross return (105791 and 116209 INR ha-1), net return (70182 and 79282 INR ha-1) and B: C ratio (1.97 and 2.15) in the first and second year of study, respectively. Application of 30 kg S ha-1 + Bacillus subtilis gives higher gross return, net return and B: C ratio compared to application of 40 kg S ha-1 (recommended dose of S) without seed bio-priming. It was concluded that application of 40 kg S ha-1 + Bacillus subtilis was best technique for better net return in mustard production and may be recommended to farmers.
Highlights
- Adoption of seed priming technology along with S fertilization by mustard growers proved to be more efficient in terms of economic compared to solo application of fertilizer.
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