Evaluation of Agronomic Performance of Mustard (Brassica juncea L.) Hybrids under Agro-climatic Conditions of Prayagraj, (U.P), India

Field experiments were carried out at the Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) during Rabi 2021. The soil of experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), low in organic carbon (0.36%), available N (171.48 kg/ha), available P (15.2 kg/ha) and available K (232.5 kg/ha). The hybrids were sown. The research was laid out in Randomized Block Design with ten treatments each replicated three times. In that study the experiment recorded significant effect in M8 for Plant height (173.97), Plant dry weight (38.97), Number of secondary branches /plant (18.87), Number of siliqua/plant (475.27), Number of seeds/siliqua (13.64), Seed Yield (2507.54), Stover Yield (3686.24), Test weight (5.80), Seed size (2.75). However, Number of primary branches/plant (8.1) in M5, length of siliqua /plant (5.65 cm) in M6. Crop Growth Rate (22.08) in M7, Relative Growth Rate (0.17) in M-7, Days taken for 50% flowering in M2 (32.78) and Harvest Index (42.17) in M9 were observed.

At the same time higher gross returns (Rs162990.1/ha), net return (Rs113677.1/ha) and benefit cost ratio (2.305) was obtained in M8 hybrid.