Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Narra Abhishek, Shikha Singh and Manchi Satya Sumanth

Abstract:
The field experiment was conducted during Rabi, 2021 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj (U.P). There were nine treatments which were replicated thrice along with control plot. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design. The results revealed that significantly highest growth parameters i e., plant height (68.14 cm), plant dry weight (9.46 g), Crop growth rate (1.74 g/day/m²), number of branches/plant (8.31) and yield parametrs i e., number of capsules/plant (58.49), number of seeds/capsule (9.46), seed yield (1.68 t/ha) and stover yield (3.85 t/ha) were recorded with sowing of SHA-2 variety on 21-11-2020. Maximum gross returns (Rs.109713/ha), net returns (Rs.79823.3/ha) and benefit: cost ratio (2.67) were obtained highest in the T₄sowing of SHA-2 variety on 21-11-2020.