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Effect of irrigation levels on growth and yield of different Brassica species under natural and conventional farming


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1 Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062,, India
 

A field trial was conducted during rabi season of 2020-2021 at Water Management Farm, CSKHPKV, Palampur to find out the effect of irrigation levels and management practices on growth and yield of different Brassica species. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with two irrigation regimes viz. irrigation at 30 days after sowing (DAS) and at flowering (two irrigations) and irrigation at pre-sowing, 30 DAS and at flowering (three irrigations) in main plots, and combinations of three brassica species viz. Brassica oleracea ‘KBS 3’, Brassica juncea ‘RCC 4’and Brassica napus ‘GSC 7’and two management practices viz. conventional and natural farming in sub plots. The results revealed that application of three irrigations significantly increased the plant height, dry matter accumulation, seed and stover yield of Brassica species as compared to two irrigations. Brassica oleracea ‘KBS 3’ outperformed all other Brassica species where as conventional management proved superior over natural farming on mean basis. However, application of two irrigations in Brassica oleracea ‘KBS 3’ under conventional management, being at statistically at par with three irrigations was found best in terms of seed yield besides saving precious irrigation water.

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Brassica species, Conventional farming, Irrigation, Natural farming, Yield.
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Authors

Alisha Thakur
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062,, India
Tigangam P. Gangmei
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062,, India
Anil Kumar
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062,, India
Sandeep Manuja
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062,, India

Abstract


A field trial was conducted during rabi season of 2020-2021 at Water Management Farm, CSKHPKV, Palampur to find out the effect of irrigation levels and management practices on growth and yield of different Brassica species. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with two irrigation regimes viz. irrigation at 30 days after sowing (DAS) and at flowering (two irrigations) and irrigation at pre-sowing, 30 DAS and at flowering (three irrigations) in main plots, and combinations of three brassica species viz. Brassica oleracea ‘KBS 3’, Brassica juncea ‘RCC 4’and Brassica napus ‘GSC 7’and two management practices viz. conventional and natural farming in sub plots. The results revealed that application of three irrigations significantly increased the plant height, dry matter accumulation, seed and stover yield of Brassica species as compared to two irrigations. Brassica oleracea ‘KBS 3’ outperformed all other Brassica species where as conventional management proved superior over natural farming on mean basis. However, application of two irrigations in Brassica oleracea ‘KBS 3’ under conventional management, being at statistically at par with three irrigations was found best in terms of seed yield besides saving precious irrigation water.

Keywords


Brassica species, Conventional farming, Irrigation, Natural farming, Yield.

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