Growth, productivity and economics of coral-432 (Indian mustard hybrid) under different cropping systems

Abstract

An experiment was conducted on the performance of Indian mustard hybrid Coral-432 under semi-arid
conditions during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Rabi season at ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard
Research (DRMR), Research Farm, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. Of the seven cropping systems
(groundnut-mustard, cotton- mustard, soybean-mustard, pearl millet-mustard, sesame-mustard, cluster beanmustard,
and fallow-mustard) tested, maximum growth rates at 30-60 days after sowing (DAS), 60-90 DAS,
and 90 DAS to harvest, respectively, were obtained under sesame-mustard, fallow-mustard, and pearl milletmustard
cropping systems. Among the yield attributes, the maximum number of primary branches, numbers
of siliqua and 1000-seed weight were obtained under sesame-mustard, cluster bean-mustard, and fallow–
mustard, respectively. Number of secondary branches per plant, number of seeds per siliquae and siliquae
length were maximum under the pearl milletmustard cropping system. Maximum seed yield per hectare was
obtained under the sesame-mustard cropping system.