Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
The effect of different planting time and harvesting schedules on growth and yield of Acorus calamus
Author(s): Karma Gyalpo Bhutia, Meenu Sood and Pempa Lamu Bhutia
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to study the effect of different planting time and harvesting schedules on growth and yield of Acorus calamus. The experiment was conducted at the experimental field of the Department of Forest Products, College of Forestry, Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P.) during the year 2016-17. The study comprised of six treatments viz., planting in March and harvesting after 12 months (P1H1), planting in March and harvesting after 18 months (P1H2), planting in July and harvesting after 12 months (P2H1), planting in July and harvesting after 18 months (P2H2), planting in November and harvesting after 12 months (P3H1) and planting in November and harvesting after 18 months (P3H2). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with three replications. Data regarding growth parameters such as plant height, number of leaves/plant, leaf length and leaf width; rhizome yield components such as rhizome length, rhizome with, rhizomes weight/plant and rhizome yield were recorded. Significantly higher plant height (55.92 cm), number of leaves/plant (15.34), leaf length (50.02 cm), leaf width (1.38 cm), rhizome length (15.44 cm), rhizome width (1.21 cm), rhizomes weight/plant (28.28 g) and rhizome yield (31.42 q/ha) were recorded when crop was planted in July compared to March and November planting. Crop harvested after 18 months of planting recorded significantly higher plant height (57.26 cm), number of leaves/plant (14.47), leaf length (50.37 cm), leaf width (1.39 cm), rhizome length (15.41 cm), rhizome width (1.22 cm), rhizomes weight/plant (29.74 g) and rhizome yield (33.05 q/ha) compared to harvested after 12 months of planting.
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Karma Gyalpo Bhutia, Meenu Sood, Pempa Lamu Bhutia. The effect of different planting time and harvesting schedules on growth and yield of Acorus calamus. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):1608-1614.
