Author(s):

J Choudhary, SK Sharma and Rakesh Kumar

Abstract: The experiment was carried out on Quinoa during 2016-17 and 2017-18 at Agricultural Research Sub Station, Vallabhnagar, MPUAT, Udaipur (Rajasthan) to evaluate the performance of new emerging crop quinoa under different fertility levels and row spacing under saline- sodic soil conditions. The experiment was frame out in split plot design and it was replicated three times. Date of sowing for experiment was 17^th November, 2016 and 15^th, November, 2017. The treatments consisted of four fertility levels viz., control, 75% RDF (90+ 37.5 kg ha^-1 NP), 100% RDF (120+ 50 kg ha^-1 NP), 125% RDF (150+ 62.5 kg ha^-1 NP) and three row spacings i.e 12.5, 25.0, 50.0 cm. The results revealed that among fertility levels; the maximum plant height (69.26 cm), minimum days (59.83 ) required for flowering and the minimum days to maturity (115.67); yield attributes viz., maximum seed yield (1351.7 kg ha^-1), maximum biological yield (2788.6 kg ha^-1) and maximum straw yield (1436.9 kg ha^-1) and maximum net return (Rs. 29074.6 ha^-1 ) and B-C ratio (2.04) were recorded under treatment F₄ i.e. 125 per cent recommended dose of fertilizer. Amongst row spacings maximum plant height (55.02 cm), seed yield (1232.9 kg ha^-1), net return (Rs. 25495.8 ha^-1) and benefit- cost ratio (1.97 ) was obtained under 25.0 cm row spacing.

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