Negi, M.S.Abhinav Kumar2021-01-232021-01-232020-10https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810160512A field experiment was conducted during kharif (partial) and rabi season of 2019-20 at Norman E. Borlaug Crop Research Centre of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar to study the effect of different planting methods and preceding crops on growth, yield and quality of Indian mustard variety Kranti. The experiment was laid out in split plot design replicated thrice with three planting methods viz. permanent raised bed, conventional planting and zero tillage as main plot treatments and three preceding crops in a cropping system viz. maize-mustard, moong-mustard and soybean-mustard as sub-plot treatments. The soil of the experimental plot was silty clay loam in texture with neutral in reaction (pH 7.1), medium in organic carbon (0.71%), low in available nitrogen (252 kg ha-1), medium in available phosphorus (22.1 kg ha-1) and medium in available potassium (246 kg ha-1). The growth and yield attributes influenced significantly with different planting methods and preceding crops. The significantly higher plant height, number of branches per plant, dry matter accumulation, yield attributes, seed yield, oil yield and protein yield was obtained in raised bed with moong as preceding crop. Raised bed gave significantly higher yield (1554.3 kg ha-1) of mustard over conventional (1449.0 kg ha-1) and zero-till (1366.1 kg ha-1) planting methods. Mustard crop also gave significantly higher yield when grown in the plots of moong (1832.9 kg ha-1) compared to maize (1648.3 kg ha-1) and soybean (888.0 kg ha-1). The net returns and B:C ratio was higher in raised bed condition and in moong as preceding crop. From the present investigation, it was fund that Indian mustard variety Kranti grown in raised bed and preceded by moong resulted in higher yield and more economic return. It can be concluded from the above findings that the Indian mustard variety Kranti can be grown under raised bed with moong as preceding crop. However, these findings are based on one-year data which need to be validated by conducting further experimentation.EnglishThesis