Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Sushma Patil, Ramakrishna V Hegde, Shashidhar TR and Gurudatt M Hegde

Abstract:
A field experiment was conducted to study the performance of elite Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi L.) genotypes in northern transitional tract of Karnataka at Department of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during 2018-19. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design comprised of seven genotypes (V₁ - AA-1, V₂ - AA-2, V₃ - AA-93, V₄ - Lam Sel-1, V₅ - LTa-26, V₆ - DAC-1 and V₇ - DAC-2) replicated thrice. Among seven genotypes AA-93 recorded minimum number of days for 50% flowering (69.33 days). LTa-26 produced the maximum number of umbels per plant (262.8) and test weight (1.63 g) and the highest seed yield was also recorded in LTa-26 (7.47 q ha^-1). Whereas, Lam Sel-1 recorded the highest essential oil content (4.92%) and found superior among all the genotypes with respect to essential oil content. Among seven genotypes evaluated, LTa-26 and Lam Sel-1 are superior genotypes in terms of yield and essential oil content respectively.