SEED PRODUCTION OF VELVET BEANS, SUNNHEMP AND PILLIPESARA AS INFLUENCED BY PLANT DENSITY AND PHOSPHORUS APPLICATION
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Author:LENCY THOMAS and SP. PALANIAPPAN
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:85, Issue:jan-jan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A00683
Abstract
Field experiments were conducted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Coimbatore during NEM season of 1993-94 and SWM season of 1994 to find the optimum spacing and P level for seed production of three green manure crops, pillipesara, sunnhemp and velvet beans. Velvet beans produced the highest seed yield of 2.03 t/ha in the NEM season while sunnhemp produced a high yield of 1.13 t/ha in the SWM season. Pillipesara produced a maximum of 795 kg/ha in the NEM season. Seed production varied with season. Highest seed yield was obtained at 60 x 20 cm in all the three crops. Application of 50 kg P20s/ha significantly increased the yield components and seed yield. High net returns and BC ratio were obtained in velvet beans grown in NEM season.
Key words : Pillipesara, Sunnhemp, velvet beans, seed production