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Rapeseed and mustard are important oil seed crops of the family calciferous and occupy second important oil seed crop after groundnut in India. However , The productivity of rapeseed -mustard is relatively low as compared to China, Germany and Canada. India contributes 6.30 m.ha.area and 7.20 mt of production of rape seed and mustard in 2008-09. Rajasthan ranks first in both area (2.74 mha)and production(3.46 mt) in the country. The crop contributed about 70 percent of the total oil seed production in the state. although , it is a major oil seed crop but its productivity in state (1266 kg/ha)is much lower than its realizable yield potential 2200-2400 kg /ha .Thus ,there is great scope fr increasing the production of mustard by bringing more area under cultivation and increasing its productivity by applying balance fertilization and soil fertility status.

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Bhupender SinghDr. Bhupender Singh obtained his B.Sc.(Ag.)degree from R.A.U. Bikaner in 2002.Subsequently he earned M.Sc.(Ag.)and Ph.D. with discipline Soil Science and Agril. Chemistry from S.K.RAU,Bikaner,Rajasthan in 2005 and 2011 respectively.He Presently working as Subject Matter Specialist(Soil Science)at KVK-Kheda,Gujarat Vidyapeeth,Gujarat

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