Performance of Different Plant Densities for Yield and Yield Attributes of Basmati in the District Kapurthala

A field study was conducted to see the effect of different plant densities for yield and yield attributes of Basmati at Krishi Vigyan Kendra Farm, Kapurthala during Kharif 2013. The experiment was laid out in randomised block design with three treatments viz; 18 plants/m², 26 plants/m² and 33 plants/m² with five replications on loamy sand soils. Basmati rice when transplanted with 18 plants/m² gave significantly higher number of effective tillers/m² (16.7) and significantly lesser unfilled grains per panicle (15.7). Lesser plant densities of 18 plants/m² also gave significantly higher grain yield (46.5 q/ha) and straw yields (61.3 q/ha) than the plant densities of 26 plants/m² and 33 plants/m². Highest harvest index was recorded with higher plant densities of basmati rice.