Effect of Spacing and Nitrogen Management on Growth and Yield of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa L.)

Author: Karasani Rajasekhar Reddy*, Rajesh Singh and Ektha Singh

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Abstract

A field trial was conducted during Rabi 2020 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.). The soil was sandy loam in texture, approximately neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), low in organic carbon (0.36%), available Nitrogen (171.48 kg/ha), available Phosphorus (15.2 kg/ha) and available potassium (232.5 kg/ha). The treatments which are spacing of 20 × 10 cm, 25 × 10 cm and 30 × 10 cm+ 100% RDN, 75%, 50% RDN through N+ 25%, 50% RDN by Vermicompompost + Azotobacter inoculation used. The trial was laid out in Randomized Block Design with 9 treatments each replicated thrice. The results revealed that plant height (122.13 cm), maximum dry weight (21.64 g), CGR (8.08 g/m2/day) and RGR (0.01) were recorded significantly in T8 which is with spacing of 30 × 10 + 75 % RDN + 25 % N through VC + Azotobacter inoculation. The maximum no. of seeds/panicle (5957.36), grain yield (19.46 t/ha), test weight (2.05 g) and stover yield (23.34 t/ha) were recorded in

Keywords

Spacing, Nitrogen management, growth, Yield, Vermicompost and Azotobacter

Conclusion

On the basis of one season of experimentation with of spacing with 30 × 10 cm + 75% RDN+ 25% nitrogen through Vermicompost + Azotobacter inoculation was found more beneficial in terms of growth and yield parameters of quinoa suitable to grow under eastern Uttar Pradesh Conditions.

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How to cite this article

Reddy, K.R., Singh, R. and Singh, E. (2021). Effect of Spacing and Nitrogen Management on Growth and Yield of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa L.). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3a): 653-656.