Impact of biofertilizer combinations on yield and economics of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) under organic rainy-season management
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Benefit cost ratio, Mycorrhiza, PSB, SSB, SesameAbstract
The present study was conducted to evaluate the impact of various organic nutrient combinations on crop yield and the economics of sesame cultivation. The experiment was conducted during the 2023-24 kharif season at the Organic Research Farm, Karguanji, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized block design with 8 treatments and 3 replications. A total of eight treatments were formulated viz., T0 (RDF-Control); T1 (FYM + PSB); T2 (FYM + Mycorrhiza); T3 (FYM + SSB); T4 (FYM + PSB + Mycorrhiza); T5 (FYM + PSB + SSB); T6 (FYM + Mycorrhiza + SSB); T7 (FYM + PSB + Mycorrhiza + SSB). From the above experimental findings, it may be concluded that the treatment T7 (FYM + PSB + Mycorrhiza + SSB) was found to be best in terms of yield of sesame, having the highest number of capsules per plant and grains per capsule (53.90 capsules and 66.70 grains); seed yield(15.63 q/ha), even better than T1 (RDF-Control). The highest benefit-cost ratio was found in T7 (FYM + PSB + Mycorrhiza + SSB) and T5 (FYM + PSB + SSB) with (2.00:1). Therefore, for sesame cultivation using farmyard manure as an organic source and PSB, SSB and Mycorrhiza as biofertilizers can be beneficial to get better yield and return.
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