Response of Various Sesame Varieties under the Influence of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Doses

Abstract

A field study to evaluate the “Response of various sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) varieties under the influence of nitrogen and phosphorus doses’’ was carried out at Oilseeds Section, Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam during Kharif 2013. The experiment was laid out in a three replicated randomized complete block design (RCBD) factorial, having net plot size 6 × 3 m (18 m2). The treatments comprised two varieties such as S-17 and Pr-125, and six doses of NP i.e. (No fertilizer (Control), NP @ 30 - 30 kg∙ha−1, NP @ 50 - 30 kg∙ha−1, NP @ 50 - 50 kg∙ha−1, NP @ 70 - 50 kg∙ha−1 and NP @ 70 - 70 kg∙ha−1). The analysis of variance suggested that all the doses of NP affected significantly (P < 0.05) growth and yield of sesame varieties as compared to No fertilizer (Control) treatment.