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Performance of linseed (Linum usitatissimum) culaivars under different

row spacings in Rapti diura Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantaghat, Gorakhpur,

Uttar Pradesh .

Received: May 1992

A field experiment was conducted during ('Subra', 'Sweta', 'Mukta', and 'Garima') the winter season of 1988-89 in Rapti diara, were tested with 3 spacings (20, 25 and 30 Pantaghat, to study the response of linseed cm) in randomized block design replicated 3 (Linum usitatissimum L.). Four varieties times. The soil was alluvial sandy loam of

Table 1. Yield attributes and yield as affected by linseed cultivers at various spacings

Treatment Plant height Branches1 Capsules1 Seeds1 1,000-grain Yield (cm) plant plant capsule weight (g) (qlha) --

L, -Cultivar :-'Subra' 54.07 4.18 48.22 6.53 7.15 13.68 'Sweta' 54.25 4.88 48.66 6.63 7.20 14.41 'Mukta' 57.03 5.58 59.03 7.82 7.90 17.65 'Garima' 55.06 5.07 53.98 7.42 7.65 15.54 CD (P =0.05) 0.82 0.45 1.13 0.34 0.32 0.93

Spacing (em)

54.46 4.23 5 1.62 6.87 7.42 14.30

55.05 4.95 52.57 7.10 7.47 16.90

55.80 5.60 53.22 7.33 7.50 15.56

CD (P=0.05) 0.79 0.39 0.98 0.29 NS 0.80 Present address: 'Crop Research Station, Bari Bagh, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh 233 001