Production potential of improved grain sorghum cultivars (Sorghum bicolor) under staggered plantings in non-traditional areas of Eastern India

J.S. MISHRA; RAKESH KUMAR; S. RAVIKUMAR; RAVIKANT KUMAR; VED PRAKASH; K. K. RAO; B.P.BHATT

doi:10.59797/ija.v62i1.4260

Authors

J.S. MISHRA
RAKESH KUMAR
S. RAVIKUMAR
RAVIKANT KUMAR
VED PRAKASH
K. K. RAO
B.P.BHATT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v62i1.4260

Keywords:

Economics, Grain yield, Sorghum cultivars, Sowing dates, Yield attributes

Abstract

Performance of 10 grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] cultivars, viz. (5 hybrids, (CSH 13, CSH 14, CSH 16, CSH 25 and CSH 30) and 5 varieties, viz. (CSV 15, CSV 20, CSV 23, CSV 27 and SPV 462) was evaluated under 2 sowing dates (16 February and 3 March) at the ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna during summer seasons of 2015 and 2016, to find out the possibility of grain sorghum cultivation in non-tra- ditional area of Eastern India. The crop sown on 3 March gave significantly higher grain (4.30 t/ha) and stover (21.23 t/ha) yields, net returns ( 38.4 103/ha), benefit: cost ratio (2.22) and economic efficiency ( 376/ha/day)

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