Assessment of the system of root intensification in rapeseed-mustard (Brassica species)

A field study was conducted at Norman E. Borlaug Crop Research Centre of GB Pant University of Agriculture \u0026 Technology, Pantnagar to assess the system of root intensification under transplanting system in Brassica species during winter (rabi) season of 2014–15. The experiment was designed in split plot arrangement taking method of planting in main-plots and Brassica species in sub-plots with 3 replications. The growth and yield parameters of Brassica species were affected significantly by methods of planting. The highest seed yield was recorded with transplanting at 60 cm × 60 cm spacing. The highest seed and stover yields were obtained in ‘RP 09’ (Brassica carinata) transplanted at 60 cm × 60 cm spacing. These findings suggest that growing rapeseed-mustard crop through transplanting holds a great promise under tarai conditions of Uttarakhand.