Evaluation of Different Varieties of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus l.) in Konkan Region
Jalgaonkar V. G. *
Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
Thorat S. B.
College of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
Gajbhiye R. C.
College of Horticulture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
Saitwal Y. S.
College of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
Meshram N. A.
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An experiment was conducted at Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulture, Dapoli, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli during the year 2023-24. Eight treatments and three replications in Randomized Block Design viz. T1: Krishna, T2: Chirharit, T3: Nima, T4: Praman, T5: Cauveri, T6: CIM- Shikhar, T7: CKP- 25, T8: Local with the aim to investigate Evaluation of different varieties of lemongrass with respect to growth and economics in Konkan region. The highest plant height (210.60 cm), number of leaves (232.53), Number of tillers (57.33) and Longest Leaf Length (129.45cm) were recorded in treatment T1 i.e. Krishna variety of lemongrass at 180 days after planting while Longest Leaf Width (2.19 cm) were recorded in T8 i.e. Local Varity of lemongrass. Thus, from the results obtained it can be concluded that Krishna Variety of Lemongrass performs well in Konkan region.
Keywords: Lemongrass, varieties, Konkan, performance, Cymbopogon