Vol. 17 No. 1
Evaluation of seed quality status based on its position on main stem and primary branches of the plant in Brassica sp.
Author(s): N. CHAMLING, A. K. BASU, N. GURUNG AND P. G. DEVHADE
Abstract: The present investigation was undertaken to assess the quality of seeds produced at different position on both main stem and primary branches of the plant. This part of experiment was carried out for two consecutive years during 2014-15 and 2015-16 at District Seed Farm ā€˜Dā€™ Block, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal for the field experiments to identify proper position of siliquae contributing good quality seed of Brassica genotypes. Seed quality assessment based on the position of siliqua on the plant was made; among those siliquae, length-breadth, number of siliqua at different positions, number of seeds per siliqua and 100 seeds weight (seed index) were compared and observations recorded for determination of quality status in seeds produced at different position on the plant i.e., top, middle and bottom position of both primary branch and main stem. Number of branches per plant is one of the important yield attribute in rape and mustard crop.
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