Abstract

                                The prevalent agricultural practice in the red loamy soils round about Coimbatore of sowing the local yellow variety Peria Manjal Cholam, deep, behind a country plough in seasons of deficient timely rains led to the study of the general question of the response of the local variety to different depths of sowing. The sowings were done in pots with adequate drainage in a foot of soil. 100 seeds represent each unit, and prior to sowing, the germination percentage of the seeds was recorded by sprouting them on wet blotting paper in an incubator. A standard strain-A. S. (Andropogon Sorghum) 29-was selected. A seed was recorded as germinated when it managed to push out a bit of green beyond the soil surface. A seedling with its various parts .

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