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Effect of Supplementary Saline Irrigation and Applied Nitrogen on the Performance of Dryland Seeded Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Bhu Dayal ,
P. S. Minhas ,
C. P. S. Chauhan  and
R. K. Gupta
Bhu Dayal
Affiliation:
RBS College of Agriculture, Bichpuri, Agra-283105, India
P. S. Minhas
Affiliation:
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal-132001, India
C. P. S. Chauhan
Affiliation:
RBS College of Agriculture, Bichpuri, Agra-283105, India
R. K. Gupta
Affiliation:
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal-132001, India
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Summary

Field experiments were conducted for two years to evaluate the effects of combinations of saline irrigation (ECw 14.0 ds m-1) and nitrogen levels on the yield, seasonal water use and nitrogen use efficiencies of mustard. These showed that the use of saline water can boost the growth and yield of dryland mustard and that, within certain limits, a non-saline water supply can be substituted by applying nitrogen and saline water. It is suggested that fertilizer nitrogen rates should be adjusted in relation to the supply of water and its predicted salinity.

Irrigación salina y los efectos del nitrógeno en la mostaza sembrada en las tierras de secano

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , October 1995 , pp. 423 - 428
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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