PERFORMANCE OF CASTOR TO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS UNDER CONSERVED SOIL MOISTURE IN GHED AREA OF GUJARAT

V.D. VORA¹*, P.D. VEKARIA², S.C. KANERIA³, R.B. THANKI⁴, K.S. JOTANGIYA⁵, D.S. HIRPARA^6
1Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
²Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
³Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
⁴Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
⁵Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
⁶Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : vdvora@jau.in

Received : 06-07-2023     Accepted : 28-08-2023     Published : 30-08-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 8       Pages : 12583 - 12584
Int J Agr Sci 15.8 (2023):12583-12584

Keywords : Castor, NP fertilization, Conserve soil moisture
Academic Editor : Dr S. Krishnakumar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia, 360023, Gujarat, India and Director of Research, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A field experiment was conducted at Dry Farming Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Ratia, Gujarat during Semi rabi seasons of 2009-10 to 2019-20 to ascertain the effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on yield of castor under conserved soil moisture in Ghed area. The experiment was laid out in a factorial randomized block design taking 12 treatments combinations of 4 levels of nitrogen (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg/ha) and 3 levels of phosphorus (0, 20 and 40 kg/ha) with 3 replications. The results revealed that the growth and yields were significantly influenced by the various treatments. On the basis of pooled results, the application of 60 kg N/ha and phosphorus 40 kg P?O?/ha significantly increased the seed yield, stalk yield and maximum net returns. The pH, EC, organic carbon, available nitrogen, available phosphorus and available potash content of soil were remain unaffected due to different levels of nitrogen and phosphorus

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