Vol. 11, Issue 2 (2022)

Author(s):
Bhagyalaxmi, Dr. BV Asewar and Asra Naaz

Abstract:
A field experiment was carried out on black soil during rabi season 2020-21 at Experimental Farm (Block-B), Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani. The experiment has been laid out in split plot design with 3 replications and 12 treatment combinations. Main plot consisted of three varieties viz., LSL-93 (V₁), RLC-148 (V₂) and NL-260 (V₃) and subplot consisted of four fertilizer levels viz., Absolute control (F₀), 20:20:20 NPK kg ha^-1 (F₁), 25:25:25 NPK Kg ha^-1 (F₂) and 30:30:30 NPK Kg ha^-1 (F₃). The varieties had a significant effect on growth and yield of linseed. The variety RLC-148 (V₂) recorded significantly higher growth parameters viz., plant height, number of branches plant^-1, number of leaves plant^-1, leaf area plant^-1, total dry matter accumulation plant^-1 and yield attributes viz., number of capsule plant^-1, weight of capsules plant^-1, number of seeds capsule^-1, number of seeds plant^-1, seed yield plant^-1, test weight, seed yield, straw yield, biological yield, harvest index, oil yield, GMR, NMR and B:C ratio over the variety LSL-93 (V₁) and found to be at par with the variety NL-260 (V₂) except in oil content of seed. With respect to fertilizer levels, application of 30:30:30 NPK Kg ha^-1 (F₃) recorded significantly higher growth parameters, yield attributes and yield as compared to absolute control (F₀) and 20:20:20 NPK kg ha^-1 (F₁) but found at par with 25:25:25 NPK Kg ha^-1 (F₂).