Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Asra Naaz, Awasarmal VB, Pawar SU and Shaikh AA

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted during kharif 2019-20 at Experimental farm Dept of Agromomy, College of Agriculture, VNMKV Parbhani to study the effect of drought management practices on growth and yield of niger (Guizotia abyssinica Cass). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) with 10 treatments with three replications. Among the drought management practices application of KNO₃ @ 2% recorded significantly higher growth parameters viz (plant height (95.72), number of functional leaves (53.30), leaf area (7.07), number of branches (16.67) total dry matter (20.60) plant^-1) and yield attributes (number of capsule (26.10), weight of capsule (3.89), number of seed (407.37) and weight of seed (1.83) plant^-1), Seed yield (527 kg ha^-1) Straw yield (2046 kg ha^-1), Biological yield (2573 kg ha^-1 and harvest index (20.5) as well as oil and protein yield compared to rest of the treatments and is at par with Salicylic acid 50 PPM and Opening of furrow 30 DAS.Therefore it is suggested to spray KNO₃ @ 2% at the time of drought or at bud initiation stage to get maximum growth, seed yield, and quality in niger.