Vol. 9, Issue 7, Part S (2025)

A field experiment was conducted during Zaid season 2024 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P). The experimental plot was sandy loam soil in texture, low in organic carbon (0.458), nearly neutral soil pH (7.3), Nitrogen (186.50), Phosphorous (27.4), Potassium (243.8). The treatments consisted of 3 levels of Mulching (No mulch, paddy straw mulch and dry neem leaves mulch) and levels of Organic liquid nutrients (Vermiwash, Panchgavya and cow urine 4% of each) and a control. The experiment was laid out in Random Block Design with 10 treatments replicated thrice. The result revealed that application of mulching and organic liquid nutrient i.e. T₈ recorded maximum plant height (113.87cm), dry weight (8.33g), CGR (6.94g/m²/day), RGR (0.025g/g/day), number of capsules per plant (31.51), number of seeds per capsule (68), test weight (3.13), seed yield (796.33kg), Stover yield (1057.47kg) and harvest index (43.00). It also recorded maximum gross returns (80,553.77 INR/ha), net returns (54,228.77 INR/ha), and B:C ratio (2.06) in sesame.