Vol. 11, Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Dhakad Ulphat Singh, Kewat ML, Shrivastava AK and Kirar BS

Abstract:
The experiment was carried out during 2019-20 and 2020-21 at KVK Farm, College of Agriculture, JNKVV, Tikamgarh (MP) to evaluate the performance of new emerging crop quinoa under different thermal regimes and fertility levels. Twelve treatments comprising of three thermal regimes i.e. 15^th November, 30^th November and 15^th December and these were superimposed with four fertility levels viz., F₀ (Control): (NPK 0:0:0), F₁: (NPK 80:40:40 kg/ha), F₂: (NPK 100:50:50 kg/ha) and F₃: (NPK 120:60:60 kg/ha), were laid out in split plot design with three replications. The results revealed that among different thermal regimes the plant height, dry weight, grain and stover yields of quinoa were significantly affected by different thermal regimes being the maximum when sown it was on thermal regimes of 15^th November and proved significantly superior over thermal regimes of delayed sowing (30 November and 15^th December). The plant height, dry weight, grain and stover yields were also affected by fertility levels These parameters were increased correspondingly with increasing levels of fertility being the maximum when the quinoa was fertilized with 120 N: 60 P₂O₅:60 K₂O kgha^-1 and found superior to that of lower fertility levels.