Vol. 18 No. 1
Influence of botanicals and chemical seed treatments on growth and yield attributing traits of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd). cv. EC 507742
Author(s): G. Sneha, A. Dayal, P. K. Rai and G. Ghosh
Abstract: Field experiment was held at Cental Research Field of Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh during Rabi season, 2020-2021, in order to find out the suitable seed treatments of quinoa (variety EC 507742). The results showed that neem leaf extract3% (3hrs) primed seeds recorded highest field emergence percentage, plant height at 60 and 90 DAS, number of branches plant-1, number of panicles plant-1, number of productive panicles plant-1, days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, seed yield plant-1 (g), seed yield plot-1 (g), biological yield, harvest index compared to other treatments. Neem leaf extract was found easily bio-degradable, non-toxic, environmentally safe and easily accessible for farmers to apply at their own field and is suitable for organic farming.