ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
TAKHA TABA1*, V.S. DEVADAS2, G.N. HAZARIKA3, A. SHARMA4, CHOWLANI MANPOONG5
1Faculty of Agriculture Sciences, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, 792103, Arunachal Pradesh, India
2Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, 641114, Tamil Nadu, India
3Faculty of Agriculture Sciences, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, 792103, Arunachal Pradesh, India
4RNB Global University (RNBGU), Bikaner, 334601, Rajasthan, India
5Faculty of Agriculture Sciences, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, 792103, Arunachal Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : lufffytaha@gmail.com
Received : 02-11-2021 Accepted : 27-11-2021 Published : 30-11-2021
Volume : 13 Issue : 11 Pages : 10950 - 10952
Int J Agr Sci 13.11 (2021):10950-10952
Keywords : Mustard greens, Namsai Local, Leaf yield
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Faculty of Agriculture Sciences, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, 792103, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Authors are also thankful to Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, 641114, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
Mustard greens is a popular leaf vegetable of North East India. An experiment was conducted in the Research Farm of the Arunachal University of Studies to evaluate the performance of different mustard greens cultivars on different sowing time under Namsai conditions of Arunachal Pradesh. Three local varieties of mustard greens (Namsai Local, Yazali Local and Ziro Local) were evaluated during rabi season 2019-20 in replicated factorial randomized block design, with monthly sowings during the month of September, October and November 2019. Statistical analysis revealed that the varieties differed significantly with respect to various growth and yield parameters in three different sowing dates. Among the three cultivars, Namsai Local recorded the highest plant height (17.13 cm) at 45 days after sowing (DAS) and at time of seed harvest (135.27 cm). Namsai Local also recorded the largest leaf length (16.50 cm) and leaf width (10.87 cm). The varieties differed significantly for days to 50% flowering, leaf area index (LAI) and leaf morphology. Ziro Local reported no flowering, no production of secondary branches, pods and seed formation. Variety Namsai Local reported the highest leaf yield (680 g/ plot), the highest number of siliqua per plant (258.18) and maximum number of seeds per siliqua (16.06). Variety Yazali Local recorded the highest seed yield (544.77 kg/ha). Sowing in October 15th recorded the tallest plants (18.42 cm) at 45 DAS, largest leaf width of 11.13 cm, maximum number of siliquae (168.84 nos.), number of seeds per siliqua (11.42 nos.), and seed yield (386.39 kg/ha). Sowing in September 15th reported the highest LAI (120.37 cm2) and the highest number of leaves (8.90) per plant. In terms of interaction effect of variety and sowing time, the highest leaf yield at first harvest was recorded in Namsai Local sown on 15th September (83 g), whereas the highest leaf yield at second harvest was recorded in Yazali Local sown on 15th October (1253.67 g). Total yield did not differed significantly
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