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Influence of sowing time and leaf cuttings on the seed yield and quality components of palak (Beta vulgaris var bengalensis)

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Title Influence of sowing time and leaf cuttings on the seed yield and quality components of palak (Beta vulgaris var bengalensis)
 
Creator SINGH, RAJINDER
BASSI, GEETA
SINGH, DILBAG
 
Subject Cuttings, Germination, Palak, Seed vigour, Seed yield
 
Description A field study to assess the effects of sowing time and leaf cuttings on the yield and quality of palak (Beta vulgaris L.var bengalensis) seed was carried out at Vegetable Research Farm of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during2009–10 and 2010–11. The experiment was laid out in a split plot design with sowing time as main plot and cuttings assub- plot treatment. The results revealed that crop sown in October with one cutting had maximum seed yield (27.83 q/ha), 100 seed weight (1.4 g), germination (80.33%), seed vigour index-I and vigour index-II, which was statistically at par with two cuttings but significantly higher than the November sown crop. Late sown crop coupled with more cuttings though increased the number of branches/plant and total green leaf yield but the seed yield and quality in terms of germination, seedling dry weight and vigour indices I and II was considerably reduced due to less absorption and storage of photosynthates. Thus, the crop sown in October cut once or twice besides giving more green leaf yield producedmaximum seed yield and better quality seed in palak.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2013-04-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/28843
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 83, No 4 (2013)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/28843/13046
 
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