Effect of Planting Ratio and Insect Attractant Spray on Seed Yield and Quality of Hybrid Pigeon Pea- ICPH-2671

The data on seed yield and quality parameters of hybrid seed production of pigeon pea ICPH- 2671 significantly superior as influenced by different planting ratio's and insect attractant spray and their interaction effects. The treatment T 2 : insect attractant spray Bee-Q at the rate of 12.5 g/liter of water recorded the significantly less number of days to pod maturity (163.00 days) and highest number of pods per plant (350.83 pods), seed yield per plant (62.68 g/plant), seed yield per plot (4.90 kg/plot) and seed yield per ha (2243.00 kg/ha), Number of seeds per pod (3.56 seeds/pod), germination percent (93.39%), seedling vigour index (2627), hundred seed weight (12.19 g) as compared to T 1 : control (Without insect attractant spray). Among, different planting ratio's P 6 :5:2 female to male planting ratio recorded significantly highest seed yield and quality parameters. The present investigation suggests that the insect attractants increase marginal percentage of bee visitation and seed yield and quality parameters in pigeon pea hybrid ICPH- 2671.