EFFECT OF SULPHUR, ZINC AND BORON APPLICATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF SESAME (sesamum indicum L.)
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Centre, ITM University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh in kharif 2025 to evaluate the effect of various levels of sulphur, zinc and boron on growth, yield and quality parameters of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). The experiment was designed as Randomized Block Design with ten treatments and three replications. The treatments comprised recommended dose of fertilizers was 40:30:20 kg N:P2O5:K2O ha-1 alone and in combination with sulphur (40 kg ha-1 ), zinc (5 kg ha-1 ), boron (2 kg ha-1 ) and their various combinations. The results revealed that nutrient management treatments significantly influenced growth, yield, quality, nutrient content and nutrient uptake of sesame. Application of RDF + 40 kg S ha-1 + 5 kg Zn ha-1 + 2 kg B ha-1 (T9) recorded the highest plant height (76.10 cm), number of branches plant⁻¹ (7.33), leaf area index (3.62), chlorophyll content (50.26 SPAD) and dry matter accumulation (497.87 g m-2 ). The same treatment also produced the highest seed yield (910 kg ha-1 ), straw yield (2105 kg ha-1 ) and biological yield (3015 kg ha-1 ). Quality parameters such as oil content (60.00%) and protein content (24.80%) were also significantly improved under T9. Furthermore, T9 recorded the maximum nutrient content of N, P, K, S, Zn and B in seed and straw, along with the highest uptake of N (46.553 kg ha-1 ), P (11.450 kg ha-1 ), K (37.500 kg ha-1 ), S (10.783 kg ha-1 ), Zn (0.120 kg ha-1 ) and B (0.090 kg ha-1 ).
Source: PLANT ARCHIVES
Institution: ITM University
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7204126511