A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy farm, . College of Agriculture, Jobner in Jaipur district of Rajasthan during kharif season of 2016 on loamy sand soil. The experiment consisted of four levels each of N (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg/ha) and potassium (0, 10, 20 and 30 kg K2O/ha). The total 16 treatment combinations were tested in randomized block design with three replication. Results indicated that progressive increase in level of nitrogen up to 40 kg/ha significantly increased the number of capsules/plant, seeds/capsule and seed, stalk and biological yield and oil content in seed over preceding levels. Further increase in nitrogen level to 60 kg/ha could not enhance the above parameters significantly. Results further revealed that progressive increase in level of potassium up to 20 kg/ha significantly increased yield determining characters of sesame viz., number of capsules/plant and seeds/capsule over lower levels. It recorded significantly higher seed, stalk and biological yield and oil yield over 10 kg K2O/ha and control. The above treatment remained at par with 30 kg K2O/ha. | Yield and quality of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as influenced by nitrogen and potassium application
