Evaluation of private sector rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes under agro-climatic zone of Prayagraj U.P.

A field experiment was conducted at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) during Kharif, 2023. The soil of the experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.1), organic carbon (0.75%), available N (269.96 kg/ha), available P (33.10 kg/ha), and available K (336 kg/ha). The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with 12 hybrids each replicated thrice. The significantly highest plant height (63.22 cm), No. of tiller/hill (9.99), dry weight (28.96 g/plant), test weight (24.61g), Seed yield (6.95 t/ha) and Harvest Index (33.92%) were significantly higher in UR-350. Rice hybrid UR-350 fetched maximum gross return (INR. 165220 /ha), net return (INR. 111174 /ha) and B: C ratio (2.50).