Surya Prakash Paikara and G. P. Painkra*
*All India Coordinated Research Project on Honey Bees and Pollinators
IGKV, Department of Entomology, Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research station Ambikapur- 497001(Chhattisgarh), India
Received-28.04.2021, Revised-14.05.2021, Accepted-25.05.2021
Abstract: The quantitative parameters such as number of seed per umbel (34.93), number of umbel per plant (30.45 ), seed yield per plant (4.35 g ),seed weight per umbel (0.45 g), seed size (3.30 mm), 1000 seed weight (10.13 g) were recorded maximum in control treatment (total open) and minimum recorded number of seed per umbel (14.95), number of umbel per plant (13.30), seed yield per plant (1.98 g), seed weight per umbel (0.20 g), seed size (1.63 mm), 1000 seed weight (6.80 g) in total closed treatment. The qualitative parameter such as germination percentage (79.50 %), seedling vigour index (1233.84), shoot length (9.00 cm) and root length (6.50 cm) were significantly higher in total open (control) treatment compared to other treatment and the minimum germination percentage (58.75 %), seedling vigour index (587), shoot length (6.75 cm), root length (3.25 cm), were recorded in total closed treatment.
Keywords: Coriander crop, Indian honey bee, Apis cerana indica, pollination, yield parameter
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