Comparative Performance of Amaranth, Amaranthus spp. Grown by Using Stored Water from Different Lined Farm Ponds

Abstract

In the experiment the stored water from three different lined farm ponds (Black lining T1, Blue lining T2 and HDPE lining) were used to irrigate amaranthus. The field experiment was conducted during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20. During the analysis all the characters like growth parameters and yield attributing characters varied significantly. Ten days after sowing, the maximum number of leaves, i.e. 3.24, 3.28 and 3.22 in year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 were observed in the treatment of T3, T2 and T1, respectively. After 20 days of sowing, the maximum number of leaves, i.e. 7.90, 7.64 and 7.72 in year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are observed in the treatment of T3, T3 and T1, respectively. After 30 days of sowing, the maximum number of leaves, i.e. 10.66, 10.86 and 10.32 in year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are observed in the treatment of T2, T2 and T1, respectively. At 10 days after sowing, the maximum plant height, i.e. 6.75 cm, 7.12 cm and 7.86 cm in year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are observed in the treatment T3. After 20 days of sowing, the maximum plant height, i.e. 16.67 cm, 16.88 cm and 18.68 cm in year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are observed in the treatment T3.  The maximum plant height during the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 at 30 DAS are observed in the treatment of T3. The maximum stem diameter i.e. 4.99, 5.06 and 5.11 are observed in the treatment T3 and minimum stem diameter i.e. 4.76, 4.92 and 4.99 in the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are observed in the treatment T1. Treatment 3 (T3) demonstrated the highest overall yields, an average of 12.80 kg, translating to about 2.30 kg per square meter.