| Abstrakt: |
The present investigation was carried-out at the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru with the aim of evaluating thirty-two genotypes of ashwagandha [Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal] for growth and yield parameters under Bengaluru conditions during late Kharif 2020 and 2021 by adopting a randomized complete block design with three replications. Various growth and yield parameters, viz., days to 50 per cent germination, plant height, branches per plant, days to 50 per cent flowering, length of main root, diameter of main root, dry weight of root plant-1 and dry root yield were recorded. Among all genotypes, DWS-319 taken minimum days to 50 per cent germination (11 days), whereas genotype DWS-132 taken maximum days to 50 per cent germination (25 days). Genotype DWS-09 was found as the superior genotype for plant height (74.25 cm), diameter of main root (2.82 cm), dry weight of root plant-1 (7.57 g), dry root yield plot-1 (416.35 g) and dry root yield ha-1 (16.01 q). Among the genotypes, DWS-280 and DWS-279 were superior in branches per plant (17.81) and length of main root (21.67 cm) respectively. The present study indicates that genotype DWS-09 recorded the highest mean performance for growth and yield character under Bengaluru conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
