Evaluation of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Hybrids under Agro- Climatic Conditions of Prayagraj, U.P, India: An Experimental Investigation
Kanit Chajgotra *
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vikram Singh
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shruti Grace George
Department of Agronomy, Naini Agricultural Institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) during Kharif, 2022. The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), organic carbon (0.75%), available N (269.96 kg/ha), available P (33.10 kg/ha), and available K (336 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design, replicated thrice, consisting of twenty hybrids i.e., R-24, R-40, R-48, R-53, R-77, R-107, R-111, R-120, R-127, R-145, R-152, R-160, R-165, R-170, R-180, R-190, R-196, R-205, R-210, R-212. Based on the objective taken maximum plant height (121.44 cm), number of tillers (15.81), plant dry weight (57.01 g/plant), tillers/m2 (391.28), panicle length (29.28 cm), filled grains (247.04), grain yield/hill (29.13 g), seed yield (5.82 t/ha), stover yield (13.95 t/ha) and were recorded significantly higher in hybrid R-151.
Keywords: Hybrid, rice, growth, yield, kharif, U.P