Plant ideotype of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) for late sown conditions

Abstract

The present investigation was aimed to contribute toward development of a model and propose a suitable ideotype which may help in directing efforts for selecting desirable plant type for late sown condition. Twenty one genotypes of Indian mustard derived from varied genetic background and source were studied for their morpho-physio-biochemical traits under late sown condition. These genotypes were seeded on 30th November in randomized complete block design in three replications. Each genotype was represented by two rows/ plot of 3 meter length and 0.90 m width. A distance of 45 cm was maintained between rows, the plant to plant distance within a row was 15 cm. Five competitive plants from each plot were chosen randomly to record .the data on various plant traits and analysis were carned out on mean per replication.