Effect of Sowing Dates and Planting Distance on Growth, Oil and Seed Yield of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

摘要

Field experiment was conducted at the research farm of CSIR-CIMAP Research Centre Pantnagar during 2016 to evaluate the effect of sowing dates and plant density on growth, oil and seed yield of sweet basil (Orimum basilicum L.) under tarai region of Uttarakhand. The studies involved three sowing dates (23td and 30th of July and 8th of August) along with three planting distance (50 x 30, 50 x 45 and 50 X 60 cm) were applied. The study revealed that, seed yield was influenced by sowing dates and plantdensities interaction. Early sowing date resulted in higher seed yields (210.67 kg/ha) as evident from higher aboveground biomass (205.56 q/ha), the number of inflorescence per plant (107.33), the number of branches/plant (13.11) and plant height (80.67). Among the planting distance, broader spacing showed higher oil content (1.06 %) in sweet basil during experimentation.