Vol. 12, Special Issue 9 (2023)

The morphological parameters like plant height (23.22 cm) and plant spread 11.13 cm²), leaf area (11.04 cm²), internodal length (4.00 cm), was recorded maximum in the variety AFg-2 which was harvested at 35 days after sowing (V₅D₃) number of primary branches (5.86) was recorded maximum in V₆D₃ combination. Among yield parameters, the maximum fresh leave per plant (5.26 gm plant^-1) total herbage yield (1575.39 kg ha^-1) was observed in the combination of and the dry weight of the leaves per plant (2.69 g plant^-1) was recorded in V₅D₃ combination. The physiological parameters like chlorophyll-a (0.009 mg g^-1), chlorophyll-b (0.067 mg g^-1) and total chlorophyll (0.073 mg g^-1) was noticed in treatment combination of V₇D₃, leaf moisture (3.62%) was observed in V₄D₃ treatment, leaf area index was recorded maximum in the varieties Gujarat Methi-2 (V₄) and Lam Sel-2 (V₂) (0.26) which was harvested at 35 days after sowing, leaf weight ratio (0.81) was recorded in the variety AFg-2 when harvested at 35 days after sowing and the specific leaf weight was noted maximum in the treatment combination of V₁D₁ (1.197 gm cm²). Related to quality parameters the highest carotenoids and crude fibre was observed in the AFg-2 when harvested at 35 days after sowing, ascorbic acid content (6.51 mg g^-1) was observed maximum in the combination V₄D₃, maximum protein content (25.36 mg g^-1) was noticed in V₅D1, the highest amount of carbohydrates (0.075 mg g^-1) and phenols (0.074 mg g^-1) was noted in V₁D₃ treatment combination. The treatment combination of V₇D₃ was shown the highest calcium content (0.96%), potassium content was noted maximum in V₁D₂ (4.23%), iron content was recorded in the combination of V₄D₂ (0.09%) and the magnesium content was observed in the combination of V₄D₃ & V₅D₂ (16.81 ppm).