MAKHAN LAL, KULDEEP KUMAR AND VIKASH KUMAR
Department of Vegetable Science
CCS Haryana Agricultural University-Hisar (Haryana)
*(e-mail: makhanmajoka72@gmail.com)
(Received: 12 July 2025; Accepted: 15 September 2025)
SUMMARY
Amaranths or ‘Chaulai’ is used as a potherb and belongs to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the most common leafy vegetable grown during the summer and rainy seasons in India. This crop is suitable for crop rotations because of its short duration and more yield per unit area. Amaranth is believed to be originated in India. Amaranths (Amaranthus spp.) is an herbaceous plant or shrub that genus comprised of more than 50 species of annual or short-lived perennial plants. The present experiment was conducted at Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana) during 2023 and 2024, respectively. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with four replications to determine the most suitable variety with proper spacing to maximize per unit production. There were total two varieties viz. Pusa Kiran (Green) and Pusa Lal Chaulai (Red) and three spacing such as 20 x 10 cm, 25 x 10 cm and 30 x 10 cm, respectively were used for the present study. Among the varieties, higher average leaf yield per plant (56.39 g) and average leaf yield per hectare (228.28 q/ha) was recorded in Pusa Kiran (Green) variety. Among different spacing, maximum average leaf yield per plant (62.59 & 38.84 g), respectively were recorded in higher spacing 30×10 cm in both varieties. However, maximum average leaf yield per hectare (256.61 & 152.56 q/ha) was recorded in closer spacing 20×10 cm in both varieties Pusa Kiran (Green) and Pusa Lal Chaulai (Red), respectively.
Key words: Vegetable amaranths, spacing, variety and leaf yield