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Vol. 13 No. sp2 (2026): Recent Advances in Agriculture

First report on the successful cultivation of Euryale ferox Salisb. (Makhana) under sodic soil condition of Eastern Uttar Pradesh: A comparative study on direct sowing and transplantation method

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.10542
Submitted
9 July 2025
Published
18-05-2026

Abstract

The present study was done to observe the production potential of a high value crop Euryale ferox Salisb. under the sodic soil conditions of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. This study was done to find the differences between direct sowing method (experimental field-1) and transplantation of seedlings (experimental field-2) and their suitability under the climatic conditions of the experimental site. The average mean values of different climatic indices at the experimental site such as atmospheric temperature (high), atmospheric temperature (low), humidity and average rainfall were observed in the range of 19.35 ± 2.90 °C–37.35 ± 2.00 °C, 7.40 ± 0.94  °C–26.80 ± 0.97  °C, 52.12 ± 17.53 %–73.55 ± 4.78 %  and 0.00 ± 0.00 mm–18.60 ± 22.60 mm, respectively during the study. The germination time of seed, size of leaves and number of leaves per plant were also recorded during the cultivation of E. ferox. Germination time of seed was recorded 35 days after the seed sowing. Comparison of the size of leaves of E. ferox between the fields showed that average diameter of leaves in experimental field-2 was greater than the experimental field-1. The mean value of number of leaves per plant in experimental field-1 was 6.27 ± 1.27 while in the experimental field-2, it was 6.36 ± 1.12 per plant after the 5th month of cultivation. The diameter of leaves in experimental field-1 and 2 was found to be 80.59 ± 2.84 cm and 89.73 ± 2.75 cm, respectively. The differences in diameter of leaves recorded significantly higher in experiment (p < 0.05). In experimental field-1 flowering started in the 1st week of May, 2025 whereas in experimental field-2, flowering started in the 3rd week of May, 2025. This study has indicated that climatic conditions of Eastern Uttar Pradesh are suitable for the E. ferox cultivation and it will be a valuable crop for this region to utilise waste water logged areas of the region.

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