Evaluation of various rice (Oryza Sativa L.) genotypes for yield and yield characters under agro ecological conditions of Peshawar

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.