1Department of Spices and Plantation Crops, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia 741 252.
2Mango Research Station, Malda.
*Corresponding author's address:Department of Vegetable and Spice Crops, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar 736 165. E-mail: suchanddatta@rediffmail.com
An experiment was conducted to study the effect of nitrogen (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg N/ha) and leaf cuttings (no cutting, one cutting at 30 days after sowing and two cuttings at 30 and 50 days after sowing) on coriander. Plant height, different yield attributing characters, green leaf yield and seed yield were increased with the increase in nitrogen level. One cutting at 30 days did not affect the later vegetative and reproductive growth. Maximum seed yield was recorded with 60 kg N/ha without leaf cutting followed by 60 kg N/ha and one cut. The highest green leaf yield was recorded with 60 kg N/ha and two cuttings. The net return and B: C ratio were highest with 60 kg N/ha and one cutting.
Cutting levels, coriander, nitrogen, leaf yield, seed yield
