EFFECT OF POTASSIUM AND SULPHUR FERTILIZATION ON THE SOIL FERTILITY OF SESAME (Sesamum indicum L.)

R. JAT¹*, S.R. NAGA², R.S. CHOUDHARY³, S. JAT^4
1Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
³Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
⁴Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 211007, India
* Corresponding Author : mauryarose@gmail.com

Received : 12-06-2023     Accepted : 28-07-2023     Published : 30-07-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 7       Pages : 12502 - 12503
Int J Agr Sci 15.7 (2023):12502-12503

Keywords : Potassium, Sulphur content, Soil fertility
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Soil Science, SKN College of Agriculture, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303329, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A field experiment was carried out at the S.K.N. College of agriculture's agronomy farm in Jobner, Rajasthan on loamy sand soil in kharif 2014. The experiment included 16 treatment combinations with four levels of potassium and sulfate at each of the following levels: 0, 25, 50, and 75 kg ha-1 and 0, 20, 40, and 60 kg ha-1, respectively. The findings demonstrated that gradual increases in potassium levels up to 50 kg K2O ha-1 and sulfur levels of 40 kg S ha-1 considerably improved the soil fertility and sesame quality

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