Vol. 11, Issue 1 (2022)

Author(s):
Aakanksha Sharma, RK Narolia, PK Yadav, Amaratpal Singh and Atma Ram Meena

Abstract:
The present experiment was conducted to study the effect of irrigation and sulphur levels on growth and quality of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) during rabi season of 2020-21. The irrigation was applied as drip at different levels (60 %PE, 80 % PE, 100 %PE and 120 % PE) with four sulphur levels such as control, 15, 30 and 45 kg S ha^-1. Result revealed that irrigation through drip system at 100% PE was at par with 120% PE showed significantly higher plant height (58.07 cm, 69.16 cm) at 45 DAS & at harvest, number of leaves (9.47), fresh weight of leaves per plant (80.59) and total chlorophyll content in leaves (2.02 mg g^-1) as compared to rest of irrigation levels. In case of TSS of root (6.84^o) and pungency level (378.97) was highest record at 60 percent PE. Among sulphur levels, application of 30 kg S ha^-1 recorded significantly higher plant height (56.83 cm, 67.91 cm) at 45 DAS & at harvest, number of leaves (9.42), fresh weight of leaves per plant (79.12), TSS of root (6.99 ^o), pungency level (383.10) and total chlorophyll content (2.02 mg g^-1) over control and 45 kg S ha^-1 but it was at par with sulphur level 45 kg S ha^-1.