Performance of Indian Mustard under the Fertility Levels and Cow Urine Application as Basal and Foliar Spray in Eastern Region of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The experiment was laid out in split plot design assigning 18 treatment combinations of two fertility levels (75% and 100% RDF), three cow urine level (400,800,1200 l ha-1) as main plot and three spray level of cow urine (control, 25%, 50%) as sub plot with three replications. It was conducted at Varanasi during rabi season 2014 to evaluate effect of fertility levels and cow urine application as basal and foliar spray on growth and yield of Indian mustard. Results showed that increasing level of fertility up to 100% RDF significantly improved growth parameters, yield attributes, grain and straw yield. Among the cow urine levels, treatment 1200 l ha-1 cow urine and 50% spray level of cow urine application proved superiority over other treatments, recorded significantly the highest, growth parameter, yield attributes, yield, gross returns, and net returns and B: C ratio.