Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Collection and evaluation of leafy coriander genotypes for higher productivity
Author(s): C Rajamanickam
Abstract: The present experiment on “Collection and evaluation of leafy coriander genotypes for higher productivity†was carried out at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam to identify the promising leafy coriander genotypes suitable for off season leaf production was aimed at. Totally seventeen leafy coriander genotypes were used for this study and were evaluated during the months of April to June (summer) and it was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) and replicated thrice. The split seeds were sown soaked in water for eight hours and sowned at a spacing of 20 x15 cm in flat beds. The bed size was 4 x 2.4 m. Data on growth and yield parameters such as plant height (cm), number of days taken for germination, number of leaves per plant, no. of primary branches, number of secondary branches, plant weight (g), yield per plot (kg/ 10m2), estimated yield (t/ha), net profit (Rs.) and B:C ratio were recorded and analysed statistically. The results revealed that among the twenty two leafy coriander genotypes evaluated Acr-1 recorded the highest values of growth, yield parameters and economic values. Acr-1 recorded the highest values of characters viz., plant height (31.77 days), number of leaves per plant (6.40), number of primary branches (6.40), number of secondary branches (16.47), plant weight (7.50g), yield per plot (3.87 kg/10m2) and estimated yield (3.83 t/ha), followed by CS – 38 and LCC-232 recorded the higher values then rest of the genotypes. Acr -1 recorded the lowest days taken for germination (6.00 days) when compared with other genotypes studied. In the case of cost economics, Acr-1 recorded the highest benefit cost ratio of 4.04 with net profit of Rs. 1,41,000. However, genotype LCC 244 recorded the lowest values in all the growth, yield and economic characters. Among the leafy coriander genotypes, Acr -1 performed better and recorded the highest yield with benefit cost ratio as well as other growth characters and hence highly suitable for Periyakulam condition during summer months.
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C Rajamanickam. Collection and evaluation of leafy coriander genotypes for higher productivity. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):3408-3411.
