A field study was carried out at Research Farm of CCS HAU at Hisar during rainy seasons (kharif) of 2002 and 2003 to evaluate the performance of new dhaincha [Sesbania aculeata (L.) Walp.] genotypes for seed production in relation to sowing dates and row spacing. The crop sown on 20 June gave significantly higher seed yield (13.2 and 17.1 q/ha during 2002 and 2003 respectively) of dhaincha compared with that sown on 10 July (11.2 and 10.7 q/ha). Genotype ‘DH 1’ (13.3 and 15.5 q/ha) significantly outyielded ‘Ses ND 3’ (11.2 and 14.4 q/ha during 2002 and 2003) in respect of grain yield. Wider row spacing of 45 (12.6 and 15.6 q/ha) and 60 cm (12.9 and 15.8 q/ha) gave significantly more yield than that of 30 cm (11.2 and 13.3 q/ha).
Dhaincha, Sowing date, Row spacing, Genotype, Yield
