A J Life Sci. 2019, 2 (1): 28-33

Growth and yield response of sesame (sesamum indicum L.) variety s-9 under foliar nitrogen doses at different application times

Jagdesh Kumar1, Rajesh Kumar Oad1 Ghulam Mustafa Laghari1 Dilpat Rai Menghwar2

1Department of Agronomy Faculty of Crop Production, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam.

2Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Biological sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad



Abstract

Present study was carried out to determine the yield and growth of sesame (sesamum indicum L.) variety S-9 under foliar nitrogen doses atdifferent application times at Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. The experiment had been placed in a Randomized Complete Block Designwith net plot size (6m2) with three replication. The sesame variety S-9 was used and checked under various foliar nitrogen doses at differentapplication time treatments i.e. T1= N @ 00 kg ha-1 (control), T2= N @ 0.5 kg ha-1 (30 DAS), T3= N @ 0.5 kg ha-1 (45 DAS), T4= N @ 0.5 kg ha-1 (60 DAS), T5= N @ 1.0 kg ha-1 (30 DAS), T6= N @ 1.0 kg ha-1 (45 DAS), T7= N @ 1.0 kg ha-1 (60 DAS), T8= N @ 1.5 kg ha-1 (30 DAS), T9= N @ 1.5 kg ha-1 (45 DAS), T10= N @ 1.5 kg ha-1 (60 DAS). The results revealed that maximum values for sesame traits under study were i.e. Plant height (122.38 cm), Branches plant-1 (34.45), Capsules plant-1 (194.60), capsule length (2.65cm), Seeds capsules-1 (56.3), Seed wt plant-1 (76.31 g), Seed index (5.69, 1000 seed wt g), Seed yield (1233.3 kg ha-1), Harvest index (11.12%), were recorded under treatment T10= N @ 1.5 kg ha-1 (60 DAS), whereas; minimum values for various sesame traits i.e. Plant height (80.57 cm), Branches plant-1 (15.47), Capsules plant-1 (130.31), Capsules length (1.30 cm), Seeds capsules-1 (30.5), Seed wt plant-1 (50.57 g), Seed index (3.34, 1000 seed wt g), Seed yield (711.7 kg ha-1), Harvest index (6.23%), incontrol treatment where no foliar nitrogen doses was applied. It was concluded that growth and yield increased at T10= N @ 1.5 kg ha-1 (60DAS) and thus recommended for better performance and yield of sesame crop.

Keywords:sesame, Yield, foliar, nitrogen, Application.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.34091/AJLS.2.1.4

Received

February 17, 2019

Received Revised

June 28, 2019

Accepted

July 20, 2019

Available Online

July 24, 2019


Corresponding author email:

dilpatrai@qau.edu.pk

How to Cite

Kumar J, Oad RK, Laghari GM, Menghwar DR. Growth and yield response of sesame (sesamum indicum L.) variety s9 under foliar nitrogen doses at different application times Abasyn Journal of Life Sciences2019; 2(1): 28-33

Abasyn Journal of Life Sciences , ISSN (online): 2663-1040, Published by Abasyn University