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ThesisItem Open Access PROFITABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY OF DOUBLE ZERO INDIAN MUSTARD (Brassica juncea L.) AS INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021) Gajjela Indira; Dr. R.B. YadavABSTRACT Name: Gajjela Indira Id No: 4819 Year of admission: 2019 Degree: M.Sc. (Ag) Major: Agronomy with minor in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Department: Agronomy Advisor: Dr. R.B. Yadav Thesis Title: Profitability, productivity and nutrient use efficiency of Double Zero Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) as influenced by different nutrients” A field experiment entitled “Profitability, productivity and nutrient use efficiency of Double Zero Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) as influenced by different nutrients” was conducted at Crop Research Centre, SVPUAT, Modipuram, Meerut. The experiment comprised of 12 treatments of various nutrient combinations and were tested in Randomised Block Design (RBD). The treatments comprised of Control (T1), 100% N (T2), 100% NP (T3), 100% NPK (T4), 125%NPK (T5), 100% NPK+ S@40kg ha-1 (T6), 100%NPK+ Zn@5kg ha-1 (T7), 100%NPK + B@1kg ha-1 (T8), 75% NPK+ VC@ 2t ha-1 (T9), 75%NPK+FYM@ 6t ha-1 (T10), 75%NPK + VC@ 2t ha-1+ Azotobacter (T11) and 75% NPK + FYM@6t ha-1 + Azotobacter (T12). Indian mustard cultivar Pusa Mustard 31(PDZM -31) was grown during winter (rabi) season of 2020-21 with a view to compare the production potential under different nutrient management practices and also to find out the economic viability of this cultivar for soil quality. Results revealed that treatment T11 (75% NPK + VC@2t ha-1 + Azotobacter) and T12 (75% NPK + FYM@6t ha-1 + Azotobacter) exhibited significant influence on the growth, yield attributes and yields of mustard as compared to the application of 100% NPK alone. Significant improvement in growth parameters viz. plant height, leaf area index, dry matter accumulation as well as crop growth rate, relative growth rate, yield attributes and yields was recorded with the application of T11 and T12.The maximum gross return was obtained in T12 followed by T11 The highest net return was obtained in T5 followed by T12, T6 and T11, while minimum gross return and net return was obtained in T1. Application of 75% NPK + FYM@6t ha-1 + Azotobacter (T12) and 75%NPK + VC@ 2t ha-1+ Azotobacter (T11) recorded higher gross return and net return but the B:C ratio was lower due to higher cost of vermicompost. Highest B: C ratio (4.23) was obtained in T6 and T5. It can be concluded that to obtain higher seed yield of Indian mustard cv. Pusa Mustard 31 and sustain soil health, the application of 75% NPK + FYM@ 6t ha-1 + Azotobacter will be most beneficial followed by 75%NPK + VC@ 2t ha-1+ Azotobacter and 100% NPK+ S@40kg ha-1. (R.B. Yadav) (Gajjela Indira) Advisor AuthorThesisItem Open Access Performance of Wheat under Crop Establishment Methods and Organic Fertilizer Complemented with Chemical N Fertilizer on Crop Water Productivity and Soil Health(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-09) PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH; Dr. R.K. NareshName: Pradeep Kumar Singh Id. No.: 4818 Major: Agronomy Minor: Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Year of Admission: 2019-20 Degree: M. Sc (Ag) Agronomy Thesis Title: “Performance of Wheat under Crop Establishment Methods and Organic Fertilizer Complemented with Chemical N Fertilizer on Crop Water Productivity and Soil Health” Advisor: Dr. R.K. Naresh ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during rabi season 2020-21 at Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology Meerut (U.P.) India to study the “Performance of Wheat under Crop Establishment Methods and Organic Fertilizer Complemented with Chemical N Fertilizer on Crop Water Productivity and Soil Health”. The soil of the experimental field was well-drained, sandy loam in texture, and slightly alkaline. It was low in organic carbon and available nitrogen but medium in phosphorus and potassium. Four tillage crop establishment methods viz., T1 Furrow irrigated raised beds, T2 Roto tillage, T3 Reduced tillage, T4 Conventional tillage as main plots; and six nutrient management strategies i.e. N1 Control (No fertilizer use), N2 100% RDF, N3 100% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio stimulant, N4 75% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio stimulant, N5 100% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio stimulant + NPK (18:18:18) spray after II irrigation, N6 75% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio stimulant + NPK (18:18:18) spray after II irrigation was laid out in split plot design with three replications. Results of the experimental field were revealed that growth parameters viz., plant height, number of tillers, dry matter accumulation, CGR, and RGR were recorded significantly maximum under furrow irrigated raised beds (T1) being at par with reduced tillage (T3) and conventional tillage (T4). Among the yield attributes i.e. productive tillers, grains spike-1, spike length, and test weight were significantly increased in T1 which was statistically at par with T3 and T4. The grains, straw, and biological yield (44.28; 68.18 and 112.46 q ha-1) and harvest index (39.37%) were significantly higher under treatment T1. The maximum amount of water was extracted from 30-60 cm soil layer followed by 15-30 cm, 0-15 cm, and a minimum from 60-90 cm. The maximum water use efficiency (2.16 q ha-1 cm) and water productivity (1.88 kg cm-3) were recorded in furrow irrigated raised beds (T1) than all other treatments. Furrow irrigated raised beds recorded highest total NPK (118.97; 27.29 and 136.96 kg ha-1). The maximum available NPK in soil was recorded in treatment T3 (reduced tillage) followed by T4 (conventional tillage). Treatment T2 (roto tillage) minimizes 12.13% cost of cultivation over conventional tillage (T4). The maximum gross return was recorded into the treatment T1 followed by T4 and T3. Among nutrient management strategies, crop fertilized with nutrient management practice involving application of 100% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio-stimulant + NPK (18:18:18) spray after II irrigation recorded tallest plants (34.20 cm) with highest number of tillers m-2 (147.90 m-2) and dry matter accumulation (1185.6g m-2), while among the yield attributes number of grains per spike, spike length (cm), test weight and grain yield were significantly higher in nutrient management strategies, involving application of 100% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio-stimulant + NPK (18:18:18) spray after II irrigation ,over rest of nutrient management. Among different nutrient management practices maximum net return (Rs.73798) was found in nutrient management practice involving application of 100% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio-stimulant + NPK (18:18:18) spray after II irrigation which is very similar with 100% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio-stimulant (Rs.71630). Moreover, Net return was obtained with N5>N3> N6> N4>N2>N1 control. However, benefit cost ratio was found to be highest (2.15) with involving application of 100% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio-stimulant + NPK (18:18:18) spray after II irrigation targeted yield which also closely with 100% RDF + NPK consortia + Bio-stimulant (2.13) and lowest with control (1.48). (R.K. Naresh) (Pradeep Kumar Singh) Advisor AuthorThesisItem Open Access EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT MICROBIAL INOCULUMS ON KHARIF MUNG BEAN (Vigna radiata L.)(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-09) VIKASH SINGH; Dr. Adesh SinghName: Vikash Singh Id. No.: 4817 Major: Agronomy Minor: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Year of Admission: 2019-20 Degree Programme: M.Sc. (Ag.) Thesis Title: Evaluation of Different Microbial Inoculums on Kharif Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.) Advisor: Dr. Adesh Singh ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to study the Evaluation of Different Microbial Inoculums on Kharif Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.) during the kharif season of 2020 at Technology Park of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (U.P.). The soil of the experimental field was well drained, sandy loam in texture and slightly alkaline in reaction. It was low in organic carbon and available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus, potassium and zinc. Ten treatments viz., Control, RDF (20:40 kg/ha), PSB @ 20 ml/kg, KSB @ 20 ml/kg, ZSB @ 20 ml/kg, PSB+KSB, each @ 20 ml/kg, PSB+ZSB, each @ 20 ml/kg, KSB+ZSB, each @ 20 ml/kg, NPK Consortia @ 20 ml/kg and NPK Consortia+ZSB, each @ 20 ml/kg were tested in RBD with 3 replications. Results revealed that the growth parameters and yield attributing characters of mung bean viz., pods/plant, grains/pod, test weight and grain yield/plant were significantly improved by various treatment over control, being highest under NPK Consortia+ZSB, each @ 20 ml/kg. Similarly, this treatment also produced 133.1 % higher nodules/plant at flowering stage, beside accumulation of 59.8 % more dry matter/plant than control. The significantly lowest dry matter accumulation (11.7 g/plant) and effective nodules/plant (17.8) were recorded with control. Accordingly, highest seeds (1106 kg/ha) and straw (2154 kg/ha) yields were recorded with this treatment. Moreover, NPK Consortia+ZSB, NPK Consortia and RDF (20:40 kg/ha) outyielded control by 57.8, 50.2, and 46.1 %, respectively. Nutrient uptake (N, P, K, and Zn) by grans, straw and total also followed the almost similar trend. However, application of NPK Consortia+ZSB, each @ 20 ml/kg recorded higher available N, P, K and Zn followed by NPK Consortia @ 20 ml/kg and RDF (20:40 kg/ha). The crop grown with NPK Consortia+ZSB, each @ 20 ml/kg also fetched highest net return of ₹56388/ha with B:C ratio of 3.1. Though, the lowest values of gross return, net return and B:C ratio was observed under control. (Adesh Singh) (Vikash Singh) Advisor AuthorThesisItem Open Access “Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) Modules on Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L. ) in Western U.P.’’(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021) Rahul Verma; Dr. P.K. SinghABSTRACT Name : Rahul Verma Id No. : 4816 Major : Agronomy Year of admission : 2015-16 Minor : Soil science Degree programme : M Sc. (Ag.) Department : Agronomy University : S.V.P. University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut 250110 (U.P.) India. Thesis Title: “Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management( INM ) Modules on Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.)] in Western U.P.” Advisor : Dr. P.K. Singh A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of Intigrated nutrient management (INM) modules on indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) in Western U.P. ,variety Pusa Vijay at Crop Research Centre (CRC), Main Campus, modipuram Meerut, during rabi season, 2020-21. The soil of experimental field was sandy loam texture, alkaline in nature with pH (8.25), low in organic carbon (0.42%) and available nitrogen (181.60 kg/ha), available phosphors (16.50 kg/ha), available potassium (230.47 kg/ha), available sulphur (7.38 kg/ha). Ten treatments of different nutrient management practices consisting T1 Control, T2 100% RDN (120 kg. N/ha), T3 75% RDN, T4 75% RDN + 25% Vermicompost (VC), T5 75% RDN + 25% Poultry Mannure (PM), T6 75% RDN + 25% Press Mud Compost (PMC), T7 75% RDN + 25% Through [ VC , PM (1:1) ], T8 75% RDN + 25% Through [VC, PMC (1:1) ], T9 75% RDN + 25% Through [PM , PMC (1:1) ], T10 75% RDN + 25% Through [VC , PM, PMC (1:1:1) ]. were tested in randomized block design with three replication. The experimental results revealed that maximum growth parameters (plant height, branches plant-1, dry matter accumulation and leaf area index), yield attributes (siliqua length, siliqua plant-1, seeds siliqua-1 and test weight), yield (grain and stover), nutrient uptake (N,P,K and S) by grain and stover and available soil nutrient (N,P, K and S) were recorded with application of 75% RDN + 25% Through [VC , PM, PMC (1:1:1) ] higher than the rest of the treatments. The increment in seed yield with application of 75% RDN + 25% Through [VC, PM, PMC (1:1:1)] was 130.98 % over control. Maximum gross return, net return were recorded with the application of 75% RDN + 25% Through [VC , PM, PMC (1:1:1) ], however B:C ratio was lower than the use of RDF only but in application of vermicompost, press mud compost and poultry mannure improved the physio chemical properties of soil which may improved the sustainability of production system. Dr. P.K. Singh Rahul Verma (Advisor) (Author)ThesisItem Open Access Effect of Integrated weed management on performance of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and associated weeds(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-09) Mausmi Rastogi; Dr. VivekName: Mausmi Rastogi Id. No. : 4815 Major: Agronomy Degree: M.Sc. (Ag.) Department of Agronomy Thesis title: “Effect of Integrated weed management on performance of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and associated weeds” ABSTRACT A study entitled “Effect of integrated weed management on performance of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and associated weeds” was carried out during 2020-21, at CRC farm, SVPUAT campus, Meerut. The experimental field was uniform and leveled, sandy loam in texture, low in available nitrogen (182.4 kg ha-1), medium in available phosphorus (15.5 kg ha-1) and potassium (193.2 kg ha-1) with slightly alkaline in reaction (pH 7.82). The experiment was carried out in Randomized Block Design with three replications and 10 treatments. The treatments comprised of Control (Weedy check) T1, Weed free T2, one hand weeding 25 DAS T3, two hand weeding 25 and 50 DAS T4, Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence T5, Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence + one hand weeding 25 DAS T6, Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha Post emergence (25 DAS) T7, Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS T8, Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence + Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS T9 and Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence + Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS T10. Treatments effects were evaluated in terms of weed dynamics growth and yield of chickpea. The predominant weed flora observed in the experimental plot were Avena ludoviciana and Phalaris minor among the grassy weeds, Anagallis arvensis, Chenopodium album and Melilotus indica among broad leaved weeds and Cyperus rotundus among the sedge. The results revealed that the maximum weed control efficiency at 60 and 90 DAS in Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence + Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS T10 was found at par with Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS T9 and significantly higher than the rest of treatments. The results also revealed that among the different integrated weed management treatments the highest grain yield (24.8 q ha-1) was obtained under weed free treatment followed by (23.7 q ha-1) with the application of Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence + Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS T10 which were at par (22.6 q ha-1) with the application of Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS. The highest total NPK content and uptake by grain and straw found with weed free treatment followed by Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence + Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS was at par with Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS T8. The results revealed that the highest net monetary return (₹ 103102 ha-1) and B: C ratio (2.67) among all the treatments was obtained with weed free treatment while among herbicides treatments the highest net monetary return (₹ 100102 ha-1) and B:C ratio (2.82) was obtained with Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence + Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS which was found at par with Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS. On the basis of one year experiment it can be concluded that the Oxyfluorfen 100 g a.i./ha Pre emergence + Imazethapyr 50 g a.i./ha 25 DAS + one hand weeding 50 DAS found better for higher productivity and profitability of chickpea crop due to non availability of laborers. (Vivek) (Mausmi Rastogi) Advisor AuthorThesisItem Open Access Effect of Nutrient Management and Irrigation Scheduling on Performance of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-11) Anand Kumar; (K.G. Yadav)ABSTRACT Name : ANAND KUMAR Major : Agronomy Id No. : 4814 Minor : Soil Science Admission : 2019-20 Advisor : Dr. K.G. Yadav Degree : M.Sc. (Ag.) Department : Agronomy Thesis title : “Effect of nutrient management and irrigation scheduling on performance of Indian mustard (Brassica Juncea L.) Oilseed crop has been the backbone agriculture economy of India from time immemorial. Amongst the various oilseeds, rapeseed and mustard (Brassica Spp.) are the third most important oilseed crop after groundnut and soya been in India occupying 6.18 Mha acreage, 7.36 Mt production and 1109 kg hectare productivity. In India Brassica Species are mostly grown in North India Region Consisting of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana Part of Himanchal Pradesh and are adopted to varies agro-climatic condition. Mustard is also called as raj raya or Laha it is supposed to be native of India. Among India Sates, Rajasthan First Ranks First Both Area and production of mustard with 2.33 Mt and 2.70 Mt respectively it is followed the state of Uttar Pradesh where mustard is grown on 12.95 lakh/ha with 8.00 lakh ton seed production and 730. Kg /ha productivity. However, Gujrat states highest productivity of mustard (1510 kg/ha) in the country. Upadhyay et al. (2018). A field experiment was conducted during 2020-21 at Crop Research Center. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and technology, Meerut (U.P.) to evaluate the Effect of nutrient management and irrigation scheduling on performance of Indian mustard (Brassica Juncea L.) The was laid out in split design with three replications. The rabi season experiment comprised of five levels of irrigation scheduling Growth stage (I1) Pre flowering stage (I2) Growth + siliqua stage (I3) Pre – flowering + siliqua stage (I4) Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5). and five level of nutrient management viz; Control (N1) RDF (120:60:40:40) (N2) RDF + Zn + B (N3) 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) 25% (N4) 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5). The plant hight varied significantly due to different irrigation scheduling and nutrient management. the maximum plant hight was recorded in. Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) at all the stage of crop growth, while the minimum plant hight was observed with the application of Growth stage (I1) and Control (N1) at all the growth stage. Yield attributing characters like length of siliqua-1, number of siliqua -1 , seed siliqua-1, and 1000- seed weight exhibited variations due to different irrigation scheduling and nutrient management. With the application of Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) highest mean length of siliqua -1, number of siliqua -1 , seed siliqua-1, and 1000- seed weight was recorded. The highest seed yield, stover yield and biological yield was recorded in Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) and the lowest seed yield, stover yield and biological yield was recorded in Growth stage (I1) and Control (N1) . protein content also varied significantly due to different irrigation scheduling and nutrient management . the maximum protein content was found in Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) and minimum protein content was found in Growth stage (I1) and Control (N1) . nutrient content and their uptake by mustard seed and stover was influenced significantly due to irrigation scheduling and nutrient. Maximum and minimum nutrient content and their uptake were recorded with Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) and Growth stage (I1) and Control (N1) , respectively. the oil content varied significantly under different treatments. The maximum oil content was found with the application of Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) treatments. The minimum oil content was found in Growth stage (I1) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) . gross income and net profit were found significantly higher with the combination application of Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5)( Rs. 108318 and Rs. 82688), respectively over rest of treatment benefit : cost ratio was significantly affected by application of Growth + Pre- flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) alone with mean value 2.53 followed by remaining treatments. Thus , it may be concluded that application of Growth + Pre-flowering + siliqua (I5) and 75% RDF + 6 tonne (FYM) + Zn + B (N5) treatment , stage seems to best option for achieving higher yield and net returns from mustard crop. (K.G. Yadav) (Anand Kumar) Chairman Advisory Committee AuthorThesisItem Open Access Effect of doses and sources of nutrients on growth, yield and quality of timely sown irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum L .)(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-09) SHIKHAR VERMA; Dr. N.S. RanaName: Shikhar Verma Id. No.: 4813 Degree Programme: M. Sc. Year of Admission: 2019-20 Major: Agronomy Minor: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Advisor. N. S. Rana Thesis Title: “Effect of doses and sources of nutrients on growth, yield and quality of timely sown irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum L .)” Considering the food and nutritional security concerns and post green revolution’s second generation problems i.e. increasing input use with declining efficiency trends, deteriorating soil health, depleting water resources, pollution and narrowing profits at the end of farmers, an investigation “Effect of doses and sources of nutrients on growth, yield and quality of timely sown irrigated wheat (Triticum aestivum L .)” was carried out on well drained sandy clay loam soil, low in organic carbon and available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus, potassium and zinc and moderately alkaline in pH during 2020-21 at crop research centre of SVPUA&T, Meerut (U.P.) Novel nutrient sources and their modes of applications with 12 treatments consisting of control, basal application of recommended 100% NPK (150:60:40), 75% NPK (112.5:45:30) + NPK Consortia seed treatment (250 ml in 3 litre water 60 kg-1 seed) + NPK (18:18:18 @15 g l-1) + Bio-stimulant (625 ml ha-1) + Nano N (4 ml l-1) + Nano Zn (10 ml l-1) in various combinations were attempted on wheat variety HD 2967 in RBD design with three replications. The results of the study revealed that wheat grown with 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia + NPK + Bio-stimulant + Nano Zn spray attainted significantly better growth as reflected by taller plants (110.6 cm), more no. of tillers m-1 row length (68.9), higher dry matter accumulation g m-1 row length (294.0), CGR (5.8 g m-2 day-1) and RGR (0.0022 g g-1 day-1) recorded at harvest over RDF as also noticed by Mehta (2017). Yield attributes and yields viz. effective tillers m-2 (301.0), number of grains spike-1 (48.2), test weight (39.1 g), grain yield (55.9 q ha-1) and straw yield (71.5 q ha-1) were also higher in the crop as against respective value of 272.7, 44.2, 37.6, 49.1 & 71.9 with 100% NPK and 224.0, 37.1, 33.5, 28.3 & 47.9 with control. The crop contained 2.1% N, 0.25% P, 0.54% K and 53.4 ppm Zn in grain and 0.61% N, 0.12% P, 1.20% K and 32.1 ppm Zn in straw. Such crop accumulated 162.3 kg N, 22.8 kg P, 118.6 kg K and 535.1 g Zn ha-1. Application of 75% NPK with NPK Consortia + NPK spray, NPK Consortia + NPK + Bio-stimulant spray, NPK Consortia + NPK + Bio-stimulant + Nano Zn spray, NPK Consortia + Nano Zn spray and NPK Consortia + Nano N + Nano Zn spray worked synergistically and increased grain yields by 6.3, 8.9, 13.8, 3.0 and 11.6% respectively over 100% NPK. Respective increase in protein yield was 116.3, 160.4, 250.6, 12.9 and 237.4 kg ha-1over 100% NPK. Similar result was also put forward by Sharma et al. (2015). Nutrient use efficiency i.e. agronomic efficiency for N, P & K (24.5, 61.3 & 92.0 kg of grain in yield increase kg-1of nutrient applied), physiological efficiency for N, P & K (23.4, 156.9 & 37.7 kg of yield increase kg-1 of nutrient absorbed) and partial factor productivity for N, P & K (49.7, 124.2 & 186.3 kg of grain kg-1 of nutrient applied) was also better under treatment. Soil organic carbon (0.49 %), available N (196.2 kg ha-1), available P (11.1 kg ha-1), available K (149.1 kg ha-1), available Zn (0.86 mg kg-1), population of bacteria (0.78 No.×106 cfu g-1), fungi (0.67 No.×104 cfu g-1) & actinomycetes (0.63 No.×103 cfu g-1)) was also higher with the treatment. The crop required an investment of ₹ 44241 ha-1 and fetched net return of ₹102763 with B:C ratio of 3.3 with 100 % NPK + Bio-stimulant spray. Similar trend was observed by Kumar et al. (2014). Thus, the wheat crop grown with application of 100 % NPK + Bio-stimulant spray had attained better growth (plant height, no. of tiller, dry matter accumulation, CGR, RGR, yield attributes (effective tillers, ear length, spikelets per spike, grains per spike, test weight) yield (grain, straw and biological), nutrient use efficiency, nutrient content, nutrient uptake, protein content, protein yield and fetched higher net returns with higher B:C ratio. Soil physico-chemical (bulk density, particle density, aggregate stability, EC, pH, organic carbon), available nutrient N, P, K and Zn) and biological properties (bacteria, fungi & actinomycetes). (N. S. Rana) Advisor (Shikhar Verma) AuthorThesisItem Open Access Effect of Novel Sources of Nutrients, their Dose and Mode of Application on Growth, Yield and Quality of Indian Mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss](SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-10) SANDEEP KUMAR VERMA; Dr. N. S. RanaABSTRCT In order to evaluate the“Effect of Novel Sources of Nutrients, their Dose and Mode of Application on Growth, Yield and Quality of Indian Mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss]” the investigation was carried out on well drained sandy clay loam soil, low in organic carbon and available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus, potassium, sulphur and zinc and moderately alkaline in pH during 2020-21 at crop research centre of SVPUA&T, Meerut (U.P.) Novel nutrient sources and their modes of applications with 12 treatments consisting of control, basal application of recommended 100% NPK&S (120:40:40:20), 75% NPK&S (90:30:30:15) + NPK (18:18:18) 0.5% spray + NPK Consortia seed treatment (50 ml in 0.6 litre water 6 kg-1 seed) + Bio-stimulant (625 ml ha-1) + Nano N (4 ml l-1) + Nano Zn (10 ml l-1) in various combinations were attempted on mustard variety Pusa Vijay in RBD with three replications. The results of the study revealed that mustard grown with 75% NPK&S + Zn + Biostimulants + Nano N + Nano Zn spray attainted significantly better growth as reflected by taller plants (200.3cm), more no. of primary branches plant-1 (7.5), secondary branches (17.3), tertiary branches (4.2) higher dry matter accumulation g plant-1 (91.4), CGR (9.6 g m-2 day-1) and RGR (0.004 g g-1 day-1) recorded at harvest over RDF as also noticed by Prasad et al. (2013). Yield attributes and yields viz. no. of siliquae plant-1 (255.4), number of Seeds silique-1 (12.5), test weight (5.2 g), grain yield (22.4 q ha-1) and straw yield (102.5 q ha-1) were also higher in the crop as against respective value of 240.9, 12.2, 4.5, 18.6 & 69.2 with 100% NPK&S and 206.0, 12.1, 4.1, 13.0 & 55.6 with control. The crop contained 4.1% N, 0.72% P, 1.0% K, 0.40% S and 74.2 ppm Zn in grain and 0.52% N, 0.29% P, 1.62% K, 0.18% S and 65.3 ppm Zn in straw. Such crop accumulated 144.7 kg N, 45.6 kg P, 188.1 kg K, 30.3 kg S and 835.5 g Zn ha- 1. Application of 75% NPK&S with Nano N spray, Nano N spray + Nano Zn spray, NPK Consortia + Nano Zn spray, NPK (18:18:18) 0.5% spray, NPK (18:18:18) 0.5% spray + Bio-stimulants spray and Zn + Bio-stimulants spray + Nano N + Nano Zn spray worked synergistically and increased grain yields by 2.1, 4.3, 15.6, 0.5, 7.0 and 20.5% respectively over 100% NPK&S. Respective increase in oil yield was 17.2, 40.3, 123.7, 9.5, 57.6 and 156.4 kg ha-1over 100% NPK&S. Similar result was also put forward by Aziz et al. (2016). Nutrient use efficiency i.e. agronomic efficiency for N, P & K (10.4, 31.2 & 31.2 kg of grain in yield increase kg-1of nutrient applied), physiological efficiency for N, P & K (11.8, 56.0 & 13.0 kg of yield increase kg-1 of nutrient absorbed) and partial factor productivity for N, P & K (24.9, 74.6 & 74.6 kg of grain kg-1 of nutrient applied) was also better under treatment. Soil organic carbon (0.45 %), available N (155.3 kg ha-1), available P (20.9 kg ha-1), available K (130.8 kg ha-1), available S (14.7 kg ha-1) available Zn (0.81 mg kg-1), population of bacteria (0.77 No.×106 cfu g-1), fungi (0.64 No.×104 cfu g-1) & actinomycetes (0.59 No.×103 cfu g-1)) was also higher with the treatment. The crop required an investment of ₹ 37055 ha-1 and fetched net return of ₹95800 with B:C ratio of 3.6 with 100 % NPK&S + nano Zn spray. Similar trend was observed by Kumar et al. (2014). Thus, the mustard crop grown with application of 100 % NPK&S + nano Zn spray had attained better growth (plant height, no. of branches, dry matter accumulation, CGR, RGR, yield attributes (no. of siliquae, siliqua length, no. of seed silique-1, test weight) yield (grain, straw and biological), nutrient use efficiency, nutrient content and uptake, oil content and yield, fetched higher net returns with higher B:C ratio. Soil physico-chemical (bulk Name: Sandeep Kumar Verma Id. No.: 4812 Degree Programme: M. Sc. Year of Admission: 2019-20 Major: Agronomy Minor: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Advisor. N. S. Rana Thesis Title: “Effect of Novel Sources of Nutrients, their Dose and Mode of Application on Growth, Yield and Quality of Indian Mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss]” density, particle density, EC, pH, organic carbon, available nutrient N, P, K, S and Zn) and biological properties (bacteria, fungi & actinomycetes) were also better under the treatment. (N. S. Rana) Advisor (Sandeep Kumar Verma) AuthorThesisItem Open Access Effect of micronutrients application on moong bean (Vigna radiata L.) in western U.P(SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),, 2021-09) SATYA PRAKASH GUPTA; Dr. P.K. SinghABSTRACT Name: Satya Prakash Gupta Id. No.: 4811 Department: Agronomy Degree: M.Sc. (Ag.) Major: Agronomy Minor: Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry Thesis Title: “Effect of micronutrients application on moong bean (Vigna radiata L.) in western U.P.” A field experiment was conducted to assess effect of micronutrients treatments on nutrient uptake and productivity at Crop Research Centre of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (U.P.), during kharif season of 2020. In the nine treatments consistent application of Rhizobium inoculation viz., Control, RDF (20:40:20) kg ha-1, RDF + Zn @ 5 kg ha-1, RDF + B @ 2.5 kg ha-1, RDF + Mo @ 1 kg ha-1, RDF + Zn @ 5 kg ha-1 + B @ 2.5 kg ha-1, RDF + Zn @ 5 kg ha-1 + Mo @ 1 kg ha-1, RDF + B @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + Mo @ 1 kg ha-1 and RDF + Zn @ 5 kg ha-1 + B @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + Mo @ 1 kg ha-1 were tested in RBD with three replications. SML-1827 was grown as a test variety. The results revealed that the combined application of micronutrients along with RDF exhibited significant influence on the growth, yield attributes and yields of moong bean as compared to control during year of experimentation. Significant improvement in growth parameters viz. plant height, number of branches plant-1, number of trifoliate leaf plant-1, dry matter accumulation (g plant-1), number of root nodules plant-1, dry weight of nodules (mg plant-1), protein content, 1000-grain weight, nutrient content and grain yield was recorded with the application of RDF + Zn @ 5 kg ha-1 + B @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + Mo @ 1 kg ha-1, which established its superiority over rest of the micronutrients treatments. The total nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, boron and molybdenum uptake (96.62, 6.727, 47.217 kg ha-1, 4784.40, 1071.94 and 14.23 g ha-1 respectively) by moong bean crop was also highest with the application of RDF + Zn @ 5 kg ha-1 + B @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + Mo @ 1 kg ha-1 and 138.59 and 117.55% increase in grains and straw yield of moong bean was recorded in the same treatment. The application of RDF + Zn @ 5 kg ha-1 + B @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + Mo @ 1 kg ha-1 resulted in higher protein yield (325.0 kg ha-1). Thus the application of RDF + Zn @ 5 kg ha-1 + B @ 2.5 kg ha-1 + Mo @ 1 kg ha-1 was found better for sustainability of moong bean. (P.K. Singh) (Satya Prakash Gupta) Advisor Author
