Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Effect of head manipulation techniques and planting distance on seed quality parameters of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) cv. golden acre
Author(s): Neelam Kurmanchali, Akshit Kukreti, Madhubala Kurmanchali and Akhilesh Chand Mishra
Abstract: Present investigation was carried out during late Kharif to late Rabi seasons of 2014 & 2015 on cabbage variety ‘Golden Acre’. Seed production was done at the experimental farm of Department of Vegetable Science and testing of harvested seeds in the laboratory of Seed Science and Technology department, College of Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Seeds were produced by using three head manipulation techniques viz., Stump method (T1), Stump with central core intact method (T2) and Head intact method (T3) and four planting distance viz., 60x60 cm (S1), 60x45 cm (S2), 45x40 cm (S3) and 40x30 cm (S4) as treatment variables. Seed testing results revealed that head intact method with 60x45 cm planting distance was found most superior for seedling root length (8.40 cm), seedling length (14.99 cm) and seedling fresh weight (0.525 g). Stump method and 45x40 cm showed highest values for first count (89.0%) and seedling vigour index-II (2.227). Stump with central core intact method at 60x60 cm and 60x45 cm exhibited highest value for 1000 seed weight (3.47 g) and seedling shoot length (6.88 cm), respectively. Maximum values for standard germination, seedling vigour index-I and seedling dry weight was noted in stump method at 60x60 cm (94.0%), stump method at 60x45 cm (1444.35) and head intact method at 45x40 cm (0.026 g), respectively.
Pages: 2415-2419 | 465 Views 41 Downloads
download (5639KB)
How to cite this article:
Neelam Kurmanchali, Akshit Kukreti, Madhubala Kurmanchali, Akhilesh Chand Mishra. Effect of head manipulation techniques and planting distance on seed quality parameters of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) cv. golden acre. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):2415-2419.
