PERFORMANCE OF RAIN-FED ARGENTINE RAPE (BRASSICA-NAPUS) UNDER DATES OF SOWING AND ROW SPACING IN THE MIDHILLS OF NORTH-WESTERN HIMALAYAS

Authors
SHARMA J THAKUR DR
Citation
J. Sharma et Dr. Thakur, PERFORMANCE OF RAIN-FED ARGENTINE RAPE (BRASSICA-NAPUS) UNDER DATES OF SOWING AND ROW SPACING IN THE MIDHILLS OF NORTH-WESTERN HIMALAYAS, Indian Journal of Agronomy, 38(2), 1993, pp. 254-256
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture
Journal title
Indian Journal of Agronomy → ACNP
ISSN journal
0537197X
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
254 - 256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0537-197X(1993)38:2<254:PORAR(>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A 2-year field experiment conducted during the winter seasons of 1988- 89 and 1989-90 indicated that sowing of Argentine rape (Brassica napus L.) under rainfed condition in October considerably increased product ivity in mid-hills of north-western Himalayas. Sowing in November with daily mean temperature around 13.1 degrees C reduced the yield by 38% compared with the sowing in October with daily mean temperature of 16 .1 degrees C. The inter-row spacing from 30 to 45 cm did not affect gr owth, yield attributes and seed yield.