EFFECT OF TIME OF NITROGEN APPLICATION ON IRRIGATED SESAME (SESAMUM-INDICUM)

A field experiment was conducted to elicit information on the effect o f time of N application in sesame (Sesamon indicum L.) varieties under irrigated condition. Nitrogen at 25 and 50 kg/ha was applied all basa l, 3 weeks after sowing (WAS) and 50 kg N/ha applied in splits at basa l + 3 WAS, basal + 6 WAS and with no N (control). Split application of 50 kg N/ha equally at basal and 3 WAS gave higher yield of sesame by promoting plant growth and producing more number of capsules/plant. Hi gher nutrient-use efficiency as well as economic returns were also Obt ained with the adoption of split application oF N than all basal dress ing.