Investigating The Influence of Temporal Dynamics and Nutrient Levels on Soil Health, Plant Uptake and Yield Attributes of Toria in the Trans-gangetic Region of Punjab Towards Sustainable Development Goals

Background: Toria is a widely grown Brassica sp. crop in India due to its rigidity. Production quality and quantity are the biggest obstacles to toria cultivation. Crop productivity is influenced by genes, environment and nutrition. Methods: In 2021-22 and 2022-23, the experimental farm at Lovely Professional University’s School of Agriculture in Jalandhar, Punjab carried this investigation. The experiment adopted a randomized block design (Factorial) with 3 sowing dates and 4 fertilizer levels, replicated 3 times. Result: D1 (1st October) and 100% fertilizer levels had the highest values for siliqua plant-1 (189.83), Siliqua length (4.32 cm), seeds (13.83), test weight (4.03 g), seed yield (1191.25 kg ha-1) and harvest index (36.02%), while stover yield (2249.25 kg ha-1) was highest in 2nd DOS (15th October). The 1st DOS and 100% RDF interaction yielded optimal yield, nutrient absorption and concentration values. Thus, 100% RDF should be applied to toria plants on October 1 for better production.