Heavier Cotton Boll Produce with Polysulphate in Maharashtra
Sympodial Branches
Village: Sawangi, Taluka: Khultabad, District: Aurangabad, Maharashtra 2020
Sympodial Branches
Key Conclusions
In comparison with the existing Farmer practices, the ICL practice, via the usage of Polysulphate fertilizer, demonstrated a considerable increase in the Boll weight of the Cotton crop and the overall seed cotton yield per hectare. This translates to additional returns per hectare and also the marginal cost benefit ratio for Cotton crops in Indian conditions.
Objective
To evaluate the effect of Polysulphate on growth and yield parameters of Cotton
Trial Details
Trial station
Village: Sawangi, Taluka: Khultabad, District: Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Crop
Cotton
Product
Standard Polysulphate Fertilizer
Assessments
Boll weight, Seed cotton yield per hectare, Sympodial Branches and Number of Bolls, marginal cost benefit ratio
Treatments
• Farmer Practice: 145 N: 80P: 40K: 23S
(12:32:16 – 250Kg + Urea 250Kg + Elemental Sulphur 25Kg) /ha
• ICL Practice: 145 N: 80P: 63K: 23S: 21CaO + 7MgO
(12:32:16 – 100Kg + Urea 250Kg + Polysulphate 125Kg) /ha
Treatments
• Farmer Practice: 145 N: 80P: 40K: 23S
(12:32:16 – 250Kg + Urea 250Kg + Elemental Sulphur 25Kg) /ha
• ICL Practice: 145 N: 80P: 63K: 23S: 21CaO + 7MgO
(12:32:16 – 100Kg + Urea 250Kg + Polysulphate 125Kg) /ha
Results

Cotton Yield increased by 8% during trials at Khultabad, Maharashtra
The Average number of Sympodial Branches and Number of bolls were 17 and 59 in ICL Practice whereas it was 16 and 52 in Farmer Practice i.e 6% and 13% increase over Farmer Practice observed. Whereas the boll weight increased by 17%. The seed cotton yield was 22.87 q/ha in ICL Practice while the same was 21.25 q/ha in Farmer Practice. The yield increase was 8% over Farmer Practice. The Marginal Cost benefit ratio was 2.17
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