Response of dhaincha (Sesbania aculeata) genotypes to sowing dates and row spacing
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https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v51i2.4995Keywords:
Dhaincha, Sowing date, Row spacing, Genotype, YieldAbstract
A field study was carried out at Research Farm of CCS HAU at Hisar during rainy seasons (kharif) of 2002 and 2003 to evaluate the performance of new dhaincha [Sesbania aculeata (L.) Walp.] genotypes for seed pro- duction in relation to sowing dates and row spacing. The crop sown on 20 June gave significantly higher seed yield (13.2 and 17.1 q/ha during 2002 and 2003 respectively) of dhaincha compared with that sown on 10 July (1 1.2 and 10.7 q/ha). Genotype 'DH 1 (1 3.3 and 15.5 q/ha) significantly outyielded 'Ses ND 3' (1 1.2 and 14.4 q/ ' ha during 2002 and 2003) in respect of grain yield. Wider row spacing of 45 (12.6 and 15.6 q/ha) and 60 cm (1 2.9 and 15.8 q/ha) gave significantly more yield than that of 30 cm (1 1.2 and 13.3 qlha).References
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