PERFORMANCE STUDY ON YIELD AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF FIFTY GENOTYPES OF FENNEL (FOENICULUM VULGARE MILL.)RAVI KUMAR TELUGU, TEHLAN S.K. AND KOWSALYA N.Abstract On pooled data (Rabi seasons of 2015-16 and 2016-17), fifty Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) genotypes collected from different agro-climatic zones (Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar) for their yield and yield attributing traits recorded a wide range of variability for the traits under study. In HF-173 (184.90 cm), the maximum plant height was recorded, while in JF-406 the minimum plant height was recorded (118.07 cm). HF-167 (12.70) and HF-168 (24.60) had the maximum number of primary and secondary branches per plant, respectively. In HF-179, early days to 50% flowering were documented (110.03). In genotype HF-169, the maximum umbels per plant (71.40) and biological yield per plant (311.95 g) were recorded. In addition, the highest number of umbellates per umbel (33.37), seeds per umbellate (25.66), seeds per umbel (851.83), seed yield per plant (73.17 g), seed yield per ha (65.85 Q), harvest index (25.17%) and test weight (9.51 g) were recorded. |