EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MODULES ON PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF MUSTARD

A field experiment was conducted during the rabi season of 2022-23 to evaluate the effect of vermicompost and poultry manure in combination with recommended dose of fertilizers on the yield attributes, yield and profitability of mustard crop at Agronomy Research Farm of Nirwan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with ten treatments and three replications.The results revealed that combined application of chemical fertilizer (75% of recommended dose of nitrogen) and organic fertilizers (vermicompost, poultry manure and press mud) gave significantly higher yield attributes and yield for mustard crop.The integrated approach resulted in 56.7% and 31% increase in the seed yield as compared to control and sole application of chemical fertilizer, respectively.In economic terms, highest net returns of INR 72453 and INR 70636 were recorded under treatments where chemical fertilizers were applied along with organic fertilizers.The present study concludes that integrated fertilizer application improved the productivity and profitability of the mustard crop.