Influence of Phosphorus and Sulphur on Growth and Yield of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

A field experiment was conducted during Kharif 2022 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P). To determine the “Influence of phosphorus and sulphur on growth and yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)”, The results showed that treatment 9 [Phosphorus (60 kg/ha) + Sulphur 25 kg/ha] recorded significantly higher plant height (123.10 cm), higher plant dry weight (91.03 g). Where as, higher number of seeds/capitulum (412.00), higher test weight (50.50 g), higher seed yield (1.25 t/ha), higher Stalk yield (3.44 t/ha), higher oil content (40.37%), was recorded in treatment 9 [Phosphorus (60 kg/ha) + Sulphur 25 kg/ha). Similarly, maximum gross returns (83,440.00 INR/ha), higher net returns (55,851.25 INR/ha), and highest benefit cost ratio (2.02) was also recorded in treatment 9 [Phosphorus (60kg/ha) +Sulphur (25kg/ha)], as compared to other treatments

Efficacy of Liquid Organics on Growth and Yield of Cowpea under Natural Farming

A field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) during Zaid, 2022. The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), organic carbon (0.75%), available N (269.96 kg/ha), available P (33.10 kg/ha), and available K (336 kg/ha). The treatments applied were of Panchagavya (2, 4 and 6 %) and Jeevamrutha 500 and 1000 l/ha. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments each replicated thrice. Based on the objectives taken maximum plant height (84.34 cm), number of total branches (5.34), number of nodules (40.87), plant dry matter accumulation (17.96 g/plant), number of pods per plant (25.47), number of seeds per pods (11.78), seed yield (1.78 t/ha), stover yield (3.99 t/ha) and biological yield (5.77 t/ha) were recorded significantly higher in treatment combination of Panchagavya (6 %) + Jeevamrutha 1000 l/ha. Further, the maximum gross returns (₹ 71200.00/ha) and net returns (₹ 31300.00/ha) were recorded higher in treatment combination of Panchagavya (6 %) + Jeevamrutha 1000 l/ha. However, B:C ratio was highest in 1.78 Panchagavya (2 %) + control