EFFECT OF DRIP-IRRIGATION, CROP-GEOMETRY AND ORGANIC MANURES ON YIELD, WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMICS OF DILL (ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS L)

The field experiments were conducted during consecutive Rabi seasons of 2016-17 to 2018-19. The field experiments work was carried out at instructional research farm Agricultural Research Station, SKRAU, Bikaner to study the effect of irrigation levels, crop geometry and organic manures on yield and economics of dill (Anethum graveolens) taking twenty four treatment combinations of four irrigation levels (ETc-0.4, ETc-0.6, ETc-0.8 & ETc-1.0), two crop geometry (Normal sowing (30 cm) and Paired row (70 x 30 cm)) and three organic manures (No Organic Manuring, 5.0 ton FYM/ha & 10.0 ton Farm-Yard - Manure/ha). It was laid out in split plot design and replicated thrice. Results of experiment revealed that irrigation at ETc-0.8 gave the significantly higher crop yields and economics over ETc-0.4, ETc-0.6 but at par with ETc-1.0. As crop geometry crop sown in paired row gave more crop yields and economics as compared to normal sowing. Application of 10.0 ton FYM/ha organic manure also gave higher crop yields and economics over No Organic Manuring, 5.0 ton FYM/ha. During consecutive Rabi seasons of 2016-17 to 2018-19.