Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part J (2025)

The experiment was carried out at AICRP on Seed (Crops), IGKV, Raipur during Kharif Season 2023. The experiment consist of three aromatic rice varieties viz. Dubraj Selection 1, Badshabhog Selection 1 and Vishnubhog Selection 1. The field was layout in Randomised Block design with three replications having three treatments viz. ., N₁: Control (No fertilizer and manure), N₂: State recommended dose of N:P:K 60:40:20 kg/ha (Through inorganic fertilizers), N₃: State recommended dose of N:P:K 60:40:20 kg/ha through FYM + Azospirillum + 10 kg PSB per ha + 10 kg KSB per ha. The seed yield and seed quality parameters were studied which reveals that the performance of V₃ (Vishnubhog Selection-1) exhibited higher seed yield per plant (4.68 g), seed yield (26.12 q ha^-1) with high seed recovery (83.33%), and high germination (88.50%) and C: B ratio (1:1.75) with high Net Monetory returns (30543.08 INR). Likewise, Nutrient management N₃: State recommended dose of N: P: K 60:40:20 kg/ha through FYM + Azospirillum + 10 kg PSB per ha exhibited higher seed yield per plant (4.90 g), seed yield (29.92 q ha^-1) with high seed recovery (85.89%), and high germination (91.00%). Among the different nutrient management and varietal interaction, V₃ N₃ (V₃: Vishnubhog Selection-1; N₃: State recommended dose of N: P: K: 60:40:20 kg/ha. through FYM + Azospirillum + 10 kg PSB per ha) was found highest for seed yield (32.27 q/ ha^-1) but the C: B ratio(1:2.17) was maximum for V₃ N₂ (V₃: Vishnubhog Selection-1, N₂: State recommended dose of N:P:K: 60:40:20 kg/ha Inorganic) with highest Net Monetory returns (43454.03 INR) due to low input cost.