Vol. 18 No. 1
Soil application of organic nano NPK on growth, yield and quality of sesame (Sesamum indicum) in the Onattukara sandy tracts of Kerala
Author(s): A. S. Sruthi, M. Indira, A. Jayapal, G. Priya and B. Rani
Abstract: An experiment was undertaken with an objective of investigating the influence of soil application of organic nano NPK formulation on growth, yield and quality of sesame in Onattukara. The growth characters viz., plant height, primary branches plant-1 and leaf area was significantly improved by the application of organic nano NPK. Higher seed yield (712.50 kg ha-1) was registered by soil application of organic nano NPK @ 50 kg ha-1 along with FYM @ 5 t ha-1. Higher oil content in sesame (56 %) and grain protein content (18.40 %) was also registered by the application of organic nano NPK @ 50 kg ha-1 along with FYM @ 5 t ha-1. Hence, it is concluded that the soil application of organic nano NPK @ 50 kg ha-1 along with FYM @ 5 t ha-1 enhances growth, yield and quality in sesame at Onattukara.