Volume 14, Issue 55, 2025 (July – September)
Research Article
Effect of Integrated Nitrogen Management on Growth and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Soniya, Mahipal Dudwal, Ramesh Chand Choudhary, Raju Singh Jakhar and Anisha Yadav
Keywords: Vermicompost; FYM; Biofertilizers; Gypsum; NPK; Growth traits; Yield attributes; Economics
DOI:10.37273/chesci.cs302056072
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Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2024–25 at Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, to assess the impact of integrated nitrogen management on growth, yield attributes, yield, and economics of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) . The experiment included nine treatments: T1 – NPK (120:40:40 kg/ha), T2 – FYM @ 10 t/ha + PSB + Azotobacter, T3 – VC @ 5 t/ha + PSB + Azotobacter, T4 – NPK + Gypsum @ 140 kg/ha, T5 – FYM + PSB + Azotobacter + Gypsum @ 140 kg/ha, T6 – VC + PSB + Azotobacter + Gypsum @ 140 kg/ha, T7 – NPK + Gypsum @ 280 kg/ha, T8 – FYM + PSB + Azotobacter + Gypsum @ 280 kg/ha, T9 – VC + PSB + Azotobacter + Gypsum @ 280 kg/ha. Among all treatments, T7 recorded maximum plant height (101.71 cm), dry matter accumulation (1238.0 g/m²), grain yield (4234 kg/ha), biological yield (10713 kg/ha), and net returns (Rs.82,174/ha) with a B:C ratio of 3.35. The results indicate that combining recommended NPK with 280 kg/ha gypsum significantly enhanced wheat productivity and profitability over organic treatments alone.
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