Scheme for management of salt affect soils and use of saline water in agriculture (I.C.R.A.) R.B.S. College, Bichpuri Agra 283105.
A field experiment was conducted at saline, water project research farm, R.B.S. College Bichpuri, Agra during years 1999–2003. The sunflower germination and yield attributing characters i.e. diameter of head (cm), No. of grain/head, seed yield/head, (gm) and test weight of 1000 seeds (gm) were found higher in canal irrigation and significantly lower in alkali water irrigation. Similarly, grain yield of sunflower was significantly higher in canal irrigation (15.4 q/ha) and lowest in alkali water irrigation (4.9 q/ha). Treatments 1CW: 1AW, 2CW: 2AW: 2CW and mixed water (2CW+1AW) were statistically superior than other treatments. The oil content (%) and oil yield were significantly higher in canal irrigation (43.3%) and 669.9 kg/ha) and lowest (40.3%) and 200.6 kg/ha in alkali water irrigation. Among other treatments 1CW:1AW (42.2%) and 542.2 kg fha, 2CW: 2AW: 2CW (41.9%) and 512.2 kg/ha and mixed water irrigation (2CW+ 1AW) 42.2% and 542.2 kg/ha were significantly higher than other treatments. In all other treatments oil content and kg/ha oil yield were at par to alkali irrigation.
