Yield evaluation of sesame, Sesamum indicum Lin acidic soils of Tripura Dey Dipankar*, Nath Dipak, Jamatia Phani Bhusan1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chebri, West Tripura-799207, Tripura, India 1Dept of Agriculture, Govt of Tripura, Agartala-799001, Tripura, India *Email for correspondence: spd020@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 25 July, 2018. Abstract A field study was carried out to evaluate the seed yield potentials of thirteen sesame varieties in the experimental farm of KVK, West Tripura of Tripura state in the Kharif Season of 2014–15. It was aimed at selecting high yielding varieties for cultivation in the district. The varieties under study were Rama, MT-75, RT-346, JLT-408, RT-127, TKG-306, RT-54, Nirmala, JTS-8, AKT-10, PKV-NT-11, GT-10 and TKG-55. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) in three replications. Different parameters like days to 50 per cent flowering, number of seeds per capsule, capsule length, capsule width, days to maturity, test weight and yield were taken and analysed. The results indicated significant variation among the varieties in seed yield parameters. Varieties RT-54, Nirmala, JTS- 8, Rama and JLT-408 which showed high seed yield of 968,773, 666, 624 and 616 kg/ha respectively were recommended to farmers in the district. Top Keywords Sesame, varieties, seed yield, cultivation, variation. Top |