Effect of organic sources of nitrogen and panchagavya on yield and quality of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic sources of nitrogen and panchagavya on yield and quality of sesame during kharif seasons of 2023. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with five organic source of nitrogen viz, Control, 100% RDN through FYM, 100% RDN through FYM + Azospirillum and PSB, 80% RDN through FYM + Azospirillum and PSB and 60% RDN through FYM + Azospirillum and PSB as first factor and four Panchagavya spray viz. Control, 3% spray of panchagavya at 30 DAS, 3% spray of panchagavya at 45 DAS and 3% spray of panchagavya at 30 DAS + 45 DAS as second factor. The results reported that the higher yield attributes and yield viz. number of capsules plant^-1, seeds capsule^-1, test weight, seed yield, stalk yield, biological yield as well as protein and oil content in seed were recorded under 80% RDN through FYM + Azospirillum and PSB. However it was statistically at par with 100% RDN through FYM + Azospirillum and PSB during experimentation. Among the foliar application of panchagavya, 3% panchagavya at 30 + 45 DAS recorded higher values of number of capsules plant^-1, seeds capsule^-1, test weight, seed yield, stalk yield, biological yield as well as protein and oil content in seed.