Productivity and profitability of mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss.] under varying levels of sulphur and boron application methods
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Nearly 50.1 and 80.8% of soils in Odisha are deficient in sulphur and boron, respectively. These two nutrients play multiple roles in the nutrition of mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss.] crop. The rapeseed and mustard productivity in Odisha is lower than the national average due to non-application of these two nutrients. Hence, an experiment was conducted at Bhubaneswar, India, during rabi season of 2021-22 to assess the effects of sulphur levels and boron application methods on the productivity and profitability of the crop. The treatments comprising four levels of sulphur (S0: 0, S1: 20, S2: 40 and S3: 60 kg ha-1) assigned in the main plots and four boron application methods (B1: 0.5 kg B ha-1 basal, B2: B1 + one foliar spray of boron 0.02%, B3: B1 + two foliar sprays of boron 0.02% and B4: 1.0 kg boron ha-1 basal) assigned in the sub plots were tried in split plot design replicated thrice. The application of 60 kg S ha-1 recorded the maximum mustard seed yield (1275 kg ha-1), which was at par with 40 kg S ha-1 (1262 kg ha-1). Among boron application methods, 50% RDB basal + two foliar sprays of boron (0.02%) recorded the maximum seed yield (1170 kg ha-1) and proved better than other methods. The combined application of 40 kg S ha-1 + 50% RDB basal with two foliar sprays of boron (0.02%) produced the maximum mustard seed yield (1283 kg ha-1), net return ( ₹ 26,470 or 330.88 USD ha-1) and B: C ratio (0.64).
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Keywords
Gross return, growth parameters, LAI, net return, yield attributes, USD
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Bhinda, N.K. & Singh, Y. (2023). Effect of sulphur, zinc and boron application on productivity, quality, and profitability of Indian mustard in Bundelkhand region. Annals of Agricultural Research, 44(2), 197-203.
Choudhary, R.S., Mondal, A.K., Sharma, V., Puniya, R., Bhanwaria, R., Yadav, N.K. & Jhajhra, S. (2023). Effect of organic manures and boron application on yield attributes and yield of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) under Jammu region. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 54(8), 1024-1041. doi.org/10.1080/00103624.20 22.2137189.
Dixit, A., Singh, P.K., Verma, A. & Pandey, D. (2023). Effect of levels of nitrogen & sulphur on growth, yield and quality of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.). The Pharma Innovation Journal, 12(3), 5752-5756.
Dixit, S., Mishra, P.K., Muthukumar, M., Reddy, K.M., Padhee, A.K. & Mishra, A. (Eds.). (2020). Mapping the nutrient status of Odisha’s soils. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Department of Agriculture, Government of Odisha, pp. 342.
GOI (2020). Agriculture Statistics at a Glance 2020 (p.150). Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt of India, pp. 431.
Gomez, K.A. & Gomez, A.A. (1984). Statistical Procedure for Agricultural Research. 2nd edn. John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 680.
Kumar, A., Singh, N., Sharma, J.D., Ladage, V., Vikrant, Agnihotri, R., Ranjan, R. & Singh, K. (2022). Response of different varieties of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) to sulphur application on growth and yield in Gird Region of Madhya Pradesh, India. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 34(23), 649-655. doi.org/10.9734/IJPSS/2022/v34i232471.
Manchanda, S.C. & Passi, S.J. (2016). Selecting healthy edible oil in the Indian context. Indian heart Journal, 68(4), 447-449. doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2016.05.004.
Masum, M.A., Miah, M.N.H., Islam, M.N., Hossain, M.S., Mandal, P. & Chowdhury, A.P. (2019). Effect of boron fertilization on yield and yield attributes of mustard (var. BARI Sarisha-14). Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 20(02), 1717-1723. doi.org/10.18801/jbar.200219.209.
Maurya, M.K., Sarma, A., Behera, P., Karan, N., Shukla, V.K., Kumar, A., Kumar, G. & Kumar, A. (2023). A critical review on sulphur application in rapeseed-mustard to enhancing productivity and oil quality. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 35(21), 661–671. doi.org/10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i214026.
Pandey, M., Singh, S. & Singh, U.N. (2018). Direct effect of boron and zinc on productivity, quality and nutrient uptake by Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) and their residual effect on succeeding pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in mustard-pearl millet crop sequence. The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 88(10), 1613-1617. doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v88i10.84239.
Patel, S., & Tiwari, A.S. (2021). Effect of sulphur levels and varieties on growth, yield and quality of mustard (Brassica juncea L.), Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences, 9(6), 17-22. doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.
Patel, S., Sharma, P.K., Shahi, S.K., Tripathi, S.K. & Shukla, A.K. (2023). Response of Sulphur, Zn and FYM application on growth, yield and nutrient uptake of mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss.). International Journal of Economic Plants, 10(2), 155-159. doi.org/10.23910/2/2023.0498a.
Prajapati , H., Azad, A.R., & Kher, D. (2023). Effect of sulphur levels on growth and yield of Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.]. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 42(33), 30–35. doi.org/10.9734/cjast/2023/v42i334225.
Raku, R.J., Jha, S., Rahman, M.M., Sarker, M.S., Rashid, M.H. & Paul, S.K. (2023). Effect of rate and method of zinc and boron application on the yield performance of mustard. Journal of Agroforestry and Environment, 16(2), 36-41. doi.org/10.55706/jae1625.
Sahoo, G.C., Santra, G.H., Biswas P.K. & Mishra, S. (2018). Influence of doses and source of sulphur on yield, quality and economics of mustard (Brassica camprestris var toria) in red soil of Odisha. Annals of Plant and Soil Research, 20(1), 46-51.
Sao, Y. & Pradhan, A.K. (2022). Role of sulphur on growth, yield and yield attributing character’s of mustard crop: A Review. International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, 10(3), 1-6.
Shireen, F., Nawaz, M.A., Chen, C., Zhang, Q., Zheng, Z., Sohail, H., Sun, J., Cao, H., Huang, Y. & Bie, Z..(2018). Boron: functions and approaches to enhance its availability in plants for sustainable agriculture. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(7), 1856. doi.org/10.3390/ijms19071856.
Singh, G., Dharvankar, M. & Mathpal, B. (2023). Role of sulphur in improving growth and yield of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.). The Pharma Innovation Journal, 12(6), 3431-3436.
Singh, M.V. & Goswami, V. (2014). Boron management in Indian agriculture. Indian Journal of Fertiliser, 10(5), 104-115.
Sinha, T., Mishra, A., Mishra, U.S., Sachan, R. & Singh, D. (2022). Interaction effect of sulphur and boron on growth characteristics, yield components and productivity parameters of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) under rainfed condition of Chitrakoot region. International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 34(22), 1329–1336. doi.org/10.9734/IJPSS/2022/v34i2231503.
Tyagi, S., Kumar, V., Sushant & Singh, M.K. (2022). Effect of tillage practices, sulphur and boron application on growth, yield and economics of mustard. Biological Forum - An International Journal, 14(1), 1370-1375.
Watson, D.J. (1952). Comparative physiological studies on the growth of field crops I. Variation in net assimi
lation rate and leaf area between species and varieties, and within and between years. Annals of Botany,
11, 41-76. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42907002.
Yanthan, M.R. & Singh, R. (2021). Yield and economics of mustard as influenced by different levels of boron and zinc (Brassica campestris L.). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 10(6), 271-273. doi.org/10.22271/phyto.2021.v10.i6d.14297.
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Productivity and profitability of mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss.] under varying levels of sulphur and boron application methods. (2024). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 16(3), 1062-1070. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v16i3.5527
