Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at College Agronomy Farm, Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat) to study the response of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) to different sowing dates and seed rates under middle Gujarat conditions during rabi season of the year 2013–14 in loamy sand soil, low in organic carbon and available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus and high in available potash with pH of 7.58 and EC of 0.23 dS/m at 0–15 cm soil depth. The experiment was laid out under split plot design with four replications with 16 treatment combinations consisting of four sowing dates i. e. 20th October (D1), 30th October (D2), 10th November (D3) and 20th November (D4) allotted to main plot and four levels of seed rates i. e. 6 kg/ha (S1), 8 kg/ha (S2), 10 kg/ha (S3) and 12 kg/ha (S4) were allotted to sub-plot. Results revealed that higher seed (555 kg/ha) and straw (3380 kg/ha) yield as well as maximum net realization (Rs. 43483/ha) and BCR (1: 3.55) could be obtained when linseed was sown on 30th October, keeping seed rate of 12 kg/ha.