STUDY OF VARIETY AND ROW SPACING ON GROWTH, YIELD AND ECONOMICS OF SUMMER COWPEA UNDER SOUTH GUJARAT CONDITION

A.R. RAM¹, A.D. RAJ²*, V. SURVE³, P.M. SANKHALA⁴, V.T. PARMAR^5
1Department of Agronomy, College of agriculture, Bharuch, 392012, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
²Department of Agronomy, College of agriculture, Bharuch, 392012, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
³Department of Agronomy, College of agriculture, Bharuch, 392012, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
⁴Department of Horticulture, College of agriculture, Bharuch, 392012, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
⁵Aril. Officer, Department of Agronomy, College of agriculture, Bharuch, 392012, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : adraj@nau.in

Received : 03-12-2022     Accepted : 28-12-2022     Published : 30-12-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 12       Pages : 12139 - 12141
Int J Agr Sci 14.12 (2022):12139-12141

Keywords : Cowpea, Variety, Row spacing, Growth, Yield parameter and economics
Academic Editor : Dr Hemangi Mehta, Amit Anil Shahane, Dr Prahalad Singh Tanwar, V N Shiyal
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agronomy, College of agriculture, Bharuch, 392012, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The field experiment was conducted during 2021 to study the effect of variety and row spacing on Growth, Yield and Economics of summer cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] under south Gujarat condition. Significantly the highest growth attributes viz., plant height and number of branches plant-1 was observed in variety GC-6 at 30, 45, 60 DAS and at harvest. Significantly the highest yield attributes, seed yield (1415 kg ha-1) and stover yield (2414 kg ha-1) were recorded with variety GC-6. The maximum gross return, net return and BCR were recorded under were recorded with variety GC-6. Significantly the highest plant height at 30, 45, 60 DAS and at harvest, respectively were recorded with 30 cm row spacing while, number of branches plant-1 of 30, 45, 60 DAS and at harvest, respectively was recorded with 45 cm row spacing. Significantly the highest number of pods plant-1, number of seeds plant-1, length of pod, seed yield (1421.89 kg ha-1) and stover yield (2405.94 kg ha-1) were recorded with 45 cm row spacing. The maximum gross return, net return and BCR were recorded under were recorded with 45 cm row spacing.

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