Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2019)
Effect of sowing dates on growth, curd initiation and curd maturity of broccoli
Author(s): SG Thakare and SR Dalal
Abstract: Field experiment were conducted during the year 2015 on planting dates and different varieties of broccoli in Vidarbha region, at Main Garden, Department of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola (MH). The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomized Block Design with four dates of planting (P1 - 15th September, P2 - 30th September, P3 - 15th October, P4 - 30th October) as a main factor and three varieties of broccoli (V1 - Ganesh Broccoli, V2 – Palam Vichitra, V3- Palam Samridhi). The data of present investigation revealed that, the vegetative growth contributing characters i.e. plant height, curd initiation and curd maturity found to be significantly earliest in variety Palam Vichitra. As regard to the effect of dates of planting, significantly superior plant height, days required for curd initiation and curd maturity were found in 15th September planting date.
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SG Thakare, SR Dalal. Effect of sowing dates on growth, curd initiation and curd maturity of broccoli. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(2):977-979.
