Agricultural Science Digest - A Research Journal

A field study was carried out to evaluate the effect of date of sowing (30^th June, 15th July, 30^th July and 15^th August) with different levels of seed rate (20 kg ha⁻¹, 25 kg ha⁻¹, 30 kg ha⁻¹ and 35 kg ha⁻¹) on the growth and yield of Kharif mash. Maximum grain yield was recorded when sowing was done on 30^th of June. It was due to higher number of pods per plant, number of grain per pod, maximum test weight and harvest index. However sowing done on 30^th of June was statistically at par with crop sown on 15^th of July and further by delay in sowing by 15 days reduced grain yield by 23.7%. Different levels of seed rates significantly effects the grain yield. Maximum grain yield was produced by 20 kg ha⁻¹ seed rate which was statistically at par with 25 kg ha⁻¹ seed rate and reduced progressively with successive increase in seed rates.