Effects of different sources and level of sulphur on growth, yield attributes and yield of kharif sesamum (Sesamum indicum L.)

Abstract

The field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm, Department of Agronomy, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (MS) India during the 2015 to study the response of kharif Sesamum (Sesamum indicum L.) to different sources and level of Sulphur. The experiment consisted of eight treatment combinations of different sources and levels of Sulphur in Factorial Randomized Block Design replicated thrice. The results of study revealed that use of Bensulf as a source of sulphur recorded significantly higher growth, yield and yield attributes as compared to gypsum as source. Among the levels of Sulfur, application of 40 kg S ha-1 recorded significantly enhanced growth, yield and yield attributes than the application of 10 and 20 kg S ha-1 but it was at par with 30 kg S ha-1 for kharif Sesamum.