Analysis of Integrated Nutrient Management as a performance enhancer in Mustard

Abstract

Oilseed crops occupy a major role in our farming system after food grains. India owns a prominent position in the production of mustard all over the world. As the research works proceed it becomes important to understand various scopes in late sown Indian mustard Brassica juncea (L.) Czern and Coss., there appears a great possibility of proving integrated nutrient management in Mustard -a boon. Different modules incorporating integrated nutrient management practices in mustard have been studied compiled and are 
summarized in this paper. The integrated effect of FYM, compost, vermicompost, manures, PSB, Azotobacter, Sulphur etc are studied in various research work done previously and all of them strictly recommended that for better quality and good grain and 
oil  production in mustard INM is significantly beneficial than normal farmers practice and results in significant increase in growth characters, high yield, better oil quality, increase in nutrient content and uptake which leads to higher income of farmers through mustard. Higher Cost: Benefit ratio of mustard has increased the farmer’s interest and area of production in various parts of country. Irrespective of the poor soil conditions or other adverse effects, whenever INM was adopted in a trial it always enhanced the physical and chemical properties of soil, improves soil health, as well as significant increase in growth and yield attributes were observed. Better nutrient content and uptake due to INM leads to good quality oil and protein production in mustard. Application of recommended dose of fertilizers spikes the NPK uptake of the plants and good residual effect leads to favourable conditions and fertilizer substitution for succeeding crop.