Abstract:
Grain amaranth is a high nutritive value crop and has high adaptability under wide range of climatic conditions. Thus, a field study was conducted for agronomic assessment of exotic grain amaranth accessions under Faisalabad conditions. The experiment comprised of eight accessions i.e., Ames-18027, Ames-18028, Ames23317, PI-337611, PI-477915, PI-47916, PI-480625 and PI-480663. The experiment was conducted at Agronomic Research Area, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, during spring season in 2013. The results revealed that maximum emergence count (93.33%), maximum time to panicle emergence (48.33 days), flowering (69.33days), milking (115.67 days) and maturity (130.67) were found in PI-480625, while, minimum values of these parameters were recorded in Ames-23317. Moreover, Ames-18027, also performed better in terms of growth, and recorded maximum branches per panicle (24) tallest panicle (34.33 cm), highest grain (1659.8 kg ha-1) and biological yield (14971 kg ha-1) than the rest of accessions. In conclusion, Ames-18027, PI-337611 performed significant better in terms of growth and economic yield under semiarid conditions of Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Page(s):
144-149
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Year: 2017
Keywords:
accessions
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Appraisal
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Amaranth
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Exotic