Root biomass, crop response and water-yield relationship of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) grown under combinations of irrigation and nutrient application |
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| Authors: | K G Mandal K M Hati A K Misra K K Bandyopadhyay |
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| Institution: | (1) Indian Institute of Soil Science (ICAR), Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462038, India;(2) Present address: Water Technology Centre for Eastern Region (ICAR), Bhubaneswar, 751023, India;(3) Present address: Central Institute for Cotton Research (ICAR), Regional Research Station, Coimbatore, India |
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| Abstract: | A 3-year study was carried out to assess the root biomass production, crop growth rate, yield attributes, canopy temperature
and water-yield relationships in Indian mustard grown under combinations of irrigation and nutrient application for revealing
the dynamic relationship of crop yield (Y) and seasonal evapotranspiration (ET). Three post-sowing irrigation treatments viz. no irrigation (I
1), one irrigation at flowering (I
2) and two irrigations one each at rosette and flowering stage (I
3), three nutrient treatments viz. no fertilizer or manure (F
1), 100% recommended NPK i.e., 60 kg N, 13.1 kg P and 16.6 kg K ha−1 (F
2) and 100% recommended NPK plus farmyard manure @ 10 Mg ha−1 (F
3) were tested in a split-plot design. Root biomass was significantly greater in I
3 than I
2 and I
1, and in F
3 than F
2 and F
1. The I
3 × F
3, I
2 × F
3 and I
3 × F
2 combinations maintained significantly greater crop growth rate, plant height, yield components, ET and crop yield and better
plant water status in terms of canopy temperature, canopy-air temperature difference (CATD) and relative leaf water content
(RLWC). Number of siliqua plant−1 and seeds siliqua−1 were the major contributors to the seed yield. Marginal analysis of water production function was used to establish Y–ET relationship. The elasticity of water production (E
wp) provides a means to assess relative changes in Y and ET, and gives an indication of improvement of Y due to nutrient application. The ET–Y relationships were linear with marginal water use efficiency (WUEm) of 3.09, 4.23 and 3.95 kg ha−1 mm−1 in F
1, F
2 and F
3, respectively, and the corresponding E
wp were 0.63, 0.71 and 0.61. This implies that the scope for improving yield and WUE with 100% NPK was little compared with
100% NPK + farmyard manure. The crop yield was highest in I
3 × F
3 combination, and the similar yield was obtained in I
2 × F
3 and I
3 × F
2 combinations. Application of organic manure along with 100% NPK fertilizers maintained greater crop growth rate, better water
relation in plants, yield attributes and saved one post-sowing irrigation. |
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