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Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Willd) cultivation in Semi-Arid Regions of Telangana

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CH. Vamshidhar Raju1*, S. R. Sivakumar2, S. K. Mangrauthia3
» doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.5.2024.423-452

Abstract

The article‟s objective is to evaluate the Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Willd) at different dates of sowing intervals and water management using a smart sensor in semi-arid regions of Telegana. The field experiment was conducted at Ghapur village, during Rabi 2018-19 with different spacings implemented. The research was designed according to a randomized complete block design. Water management is very important for quinoa cultivation in the initial 4 weeks of the crop. It is better to give irrigation by drip method by using smart sensors, which recorded the higher yield and extremely very low water utilization. The obtained data showed that the application of drip irrigation led to an improvement in the physical properties of the soil. The treatment T1 (Irrigation by drip method using smart agriculture sensors) was superior and gave the highest panicle weight, panicle length, and seed yield compared with the flatbed treatments. Two sowing dates were used that is 1st October 19 and 1st November 19. Quinoa showed greater growth, yield, and yield qualities on 1st October 19 when it was sown with 15 cm × 10 cm spacing. However, the highest RGR absorbed at 30 kg N/ha at 15 cm × 10 cm was found to be significant. The performance of quinoa in all experiments was assessed by measuring total seed yield, seed size, harvest index (HI), panicle height, and volumetric moisture content respectively.

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