Abstract

Investigation were undertaken at Agricultural Research Institute Tarnab (ARI) Peshawar during 2015 to study the performance of various rice genotypes for yield and yield characters under the agro-ecological conditions of Peshawar. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with having three replications. The genotypes viz., Super Kernel, Kainat, Sadeeq, Komal, HS-98 and Fakhr e Malakand were investigated in the experiment. The agronomic data regarding; Days to panicle initiation, Panicle length(cm), number of branches panicle-1, Plant height (cm), 1000 seed weight (g) and Grain yield (kg ha-1) was recorded. The analysis of data through revealed that maximum Days to panicle initiation (101.67) were noted in Super kernel while minimum (58.67) were recorded in Fakhr e Malakand , maximum panicle length (26.86cm) was recorded in Super kernel while minimum (22.92cm) was observed in Sadeeq, maximum number of branches panicle-1 (11.42) were noted in Komal while minimum (9.50) number of branches panicle-1 were reported in Kainat, maximum Plant height (100.50cm) was reported in Super kernel while minimum (83.17cm) Plant height was recorded in Fakhre Malakand , maximum 1000 seed weight (44.90g) was reported in Sadeeq while minimum (43.22g) 1000 seed weight was noted in Kainat. Similarly, maximum Grain yield (9.30kg ha-1) was recorded in Komal while minimum (4.28 kg ha-1) was reported in Fakhr e Malakand. Hence It was concluded that genotypes: Super Kernel, Kainat, Sadeeq, Komal, HS-98 and Fakhr e Malakand produced maximum yield and were found most suitable for the agro climatic conditions of Peshawar. 

Keywords

rice genotypes, yield and yield characters