Vol. 8 (3) : May-June 2017 issue
Green Farming Vol. 8 (3) : 706-710 ; May-June, 2017
Effect of pre-planting treatments on growth and yield of elephant foot yam cultivar Gajendra
SARITA SAHUa1* and VIJAY KUMARb2
aDepartment of Horticulture, College of Agriculture & Research Station, Raigarh - 496 001 (Chhattisgarh)
bDepartment of Horticulture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Raipur - 492 012 (Chhattisgarh)
Designation : 1Scientist Horticulture *(sarita.sahu2124@gmail.com), 2Professor
Subject : Horticulture (Spices, Ornamental & Plantation Crops, Floriculture and Landscape Architecture etc.)
Paper No. : P-5941
Total Pages : 5
Received : 29 September 2016
Revised accepted : 03 January 2017
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Citation :
SARITA SAHU and VIJAY KUMAR. 2017. Effect of pre-planting treatments on growth and yield of elephant foot yam cultivar Gajendra. Green Farming Vol. 8 (3) : 706-710 ; May-June, 2017
ABSTRACT
In the present study, the maximum plant height (48.36 cm), pseudo-stem girth (9.52 cm), number of pseudo-stems plant-1 (4.34), average canopy spread (42.37 cm) and corm yield (12.57 t ha-1) were observed under thiourea at 400 ppm. This treatment recorded maximum number of days to first senescence, days to 50 per cent senescence and delayed maturity in elephant foot yam in comparison to rest of the treatments. Among different pre-planting treatments, the maximum diameter of corms and corm yield plant-1 were recorded under thiourea at 300 ppm (7.34 cm and 0.540 kg) followed by its higher i.e. 400 ppm (7.33 cm and 0.539 kg).
Key words :
Elephant foot yam, KNO3 , Growth & yield parameters, Thiourea.
