EFFECT OF DATE OF SOWING AND CROP GEOMETRY ON GROWTH, YIELD ATTRIBUTES, YIELD AND QUALITY OF AMARANTHUS (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.)

G.M. VAGHELA¹, N.P. CHAUHAN², M.S. DABHI³, H.K. PATEL⁴*
¹Department of Agronomy, B.A.College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, India
²Department of Agronomy, B.A.College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, India
³Department of Agronomy, B.A.College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, India
⁴Department of Agronomy, B.A.College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, India
* Corresponding Author : hirenubi@gmail.com

Received : 09-05-2018     Accepted : 21-05-2018     Published : 30-05-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 10       Pages : 6044 - 6046
Int J Agr Sci 10.10 (2018):6044-6046

Keywords : Crop Geometry, Grain yield
Academic Editor : Hazarika Urbashi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, India for providing facility for carried out experiment.
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

A field experiment was conducted at College Agronomy Farm, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat to find out the Effect of date of sowing and crop geometry on growth, yield attributes, and yield and quality of amaranthus during Rabi season of the year 2015-16. The experiment consist of twelve treatment combinations comprised of three date of sowing (7th November, 17th November, 27th November) and four crop geometry (30 cm x 15 cm, 30 cm x 30 cm, 45cm x 15 cm and 45 cm x 30 cm). Significantly the highest D1 (7th November) recorded significantly the highest number of panicles (5.95), panicles weight plant-1 (159.34 g), grain yield plant-1 (23.97 g), test weight (0.91 g) and highest lodging percent (19.61%), grain yield (2657 kg ha-1) of amaranthus were recorded by 7th November over 17th November, 27th November. Panicle length (74.76 cm), spikelets length (13.77 cm), least number of days required to 50 % flowering (40.56 days), maturity (103.46 days) and stover yield (6119 kg ha-1). Among crop geometry S3 (45 cm x 15 cm) recorded significantly higher Panicle length (73.90 cm), spikelets length (13.78 cm), number of panicles plant-1 (5.26), panicles weight plant-1 (153.39 g). In case less number of days required for maturity (103.95), grain and stover yields were observed due to different spacings. Spacing S3 (45 cm x 15 cm) recorded significantly higher grain yield (2520 kg ha-1) and stover yield (5762 kg ha-1). The higher net realization of ₹90736 ha-1 and higher B.C.R. value of 5.88 were recorded in date of sowing D1 (7th November). Among crop geometry S3 (45 cm x 15 cm) resulted in higher net realization ₹ 85059 ha-1 with B.C.R. of 5.57.

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