Vol. 8, Issue 11, Part A (2024)

The present experiment on “Evaluation of elite genotypes in dill (Anethum graveolens L.) as leafy vegetable” was carried out at Chilli and Vegetable Research Unit, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The objective was to identify the promising leafy dill genotypes suitable for cultivation under Akola conditions. About seventeen genotypes and one check (AD-2) dill genotypes were used for this study and were evaluated during Rabi season 2023-24. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) and replicated thrice. Data on growth, yield and quality parameters such as plant height (cm), leaf area (cm²), stem diameter (cm), number of branches per plant, number of leaves per plant, internodal distance (cm), plant weight (g), leaf yield (kg/plot), leaf yield (q/ha), quality parameters viz., chlorophyll content (mg/100 g) and iron content (mg/100 g) were also estimated and analyzed statistically. The results revealed that, AKDIL-17 recorded the maximum values of growth, yield and quality parameters among the eighteen genotypes evaluated. AKDIL-17 recorded the highest values for total leaf yield per plot (8.09 kg/plot) and estimated yield (89.92 q/ha), followed by AKDIL-01 and AKDIL-08 recorded which higher values then rest of the genotypes.