Vol. 11, Issue 1 (2023)
Evaluation of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) germplasm based on agro morphological traits under soil salinity stress
Author(s): Sruba Saha and Sushil Kumar Kothari
Abstract: The study was conducted at the research farm of School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences (SAAS), The Neotia University during 2021-2022 to evaluate performance of twenty-three sesame accessions obtained from Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad in term of yield and yield attributing traits under mild soil salinity stress conditions. It revealed that the genotypes Rama, Usha, GT 10, YLM 16, VRI 3 and Savitri were found promising both in terms of their yield and yield attributing traits. These genotypes may be recommended to the farmers for large scale production in south 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Plant height, No. of branches plant-1, No. of capsules plant-1 and 1000 seed weight were found to be positively correlated with seed yield. On the contrary, days to first flowering and 50% flowering, were found to be negatively correlated with seed yield. Thus, it was demonstrated that plant height, No. of capsules plant-1, No. of branches plant-1 and 1000 seed weight were the most important characters having significant influence on sesame seed yield. Further, these characters are recommended to be considered in making selection or breeding new varieties of sesame for high seed yield under soil salinity stress situations.
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Sruba Saha, Sushil Kumar Kothari. Evaluation of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) germplasm based on agro morphological traits under soil salinity stress. Int J Chem Stud 2023;11(1):01-05.
