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ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC SOURCES OF NITROGEN ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF GARLIC (Allium sativum L.) VAR. GG-4(DEPARTMENT OF PLANTATION, SPICES, MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY NAVSAR, 2017-04) Sachin, A. J.; Bhalerao, P. P.A field experiment was conducted at Regional Horticultural Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during rabi season of 2015-16 for evaluating the effect of organic and inorganic sources of nitrogen on growth, yield and quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.) var. GG-4. The soil of the experimental plot is clay in texture, lower in available nitrogen, high in available phosphorus, fairly rich in potassium. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with three replications and 9 treatments comprising of 25% RDN through FYM + 75% RDN through urea (T1), 50% RDN through FYM + 50% RDN through urea (T2), 75% RDN through FYM + 25% RDN through urea (T3), 100% RDN through FYM (T4), 25% RDN through VC+ 75% RDN through urea (T5), 50% RDN through VC + 50% RDN through urea (T6), 75% RDN through VC+ 25% RDN through urea (T7), 100% RDN through VC (T8) and control (T9). Name of student : Major Advisor: Sachin A. J. Dr. P. P. Bhalerao iii Results revealed that among the different sources of organic and inorganic nitrogen applied, the plant height at 30 DAS showed non significance whereas at 60 DAS and 90 DAS T4 (100% RDN through FYM) showed significantly highest plant height of 45.73 cm and 61.80 cm, respectively. The applied fertilizers at 30 DAS and 60 DAS showed nonsignificant result in number of leaves per plant, however at 90 DAS T4 (100% RDN through FYM) showed significantly highest number of leaves (11.96). Data projected on different treatment revealed that there was significant influence of different nitrogenous fertilizers and manures on the days to maturity of garlic bulb. It was noticed that application of 100% RDN through FYM was recorded the earliest to maturity (127.15 days). The application of organic and inorganic nitrogen sources showed significant result among the treatments,T4 (100% RDN through FYM) significantly increased fresh (24.46 g) and dry weight of bulb (20.46 g), diameter of bulb (39.15 mm), no. of cloves per bulb (19.57), clove length (3.51 cm), clove weight (2.10 g), yield (4.06 kg/plot) and yield (8.16 t/ha). Meanwhile, maximum storage days (164.00 days) with minimum sprouting (6.66 %) was significantly influenced by T8 treatment (100% RDN through VC). The quality parameters like TSS (0Brix) and ascorbic acid content (mg/100g) was significantly influenced by T8 (100% RDN through VC) with maximum value 45.39 0brix and 16.60 mg/100g, respectively. However, total sulphide content showed non-significant difference among different treatments. iv The treatment T8 (100% RDN through VC) showed highest nitrogen content 546.66 kg/ha which was increased by application of treatment when compared before application of 380 kg/ha nitrogen content in the soil. Whereas phosphorus and potassium showed a medium range of content i.e. 51.33 kg/ha and 214.66 kg/ha, respectively. Based on the results obtained in the investigation, it can be concluded that the maximum net return with BCR value of 4.86:1was achieved under the treatment of 100% RDN through FYM (T4) was found economical, profitable and proved highly remunerative. pThesisItem Open Access SSESSMENT OF PHYTOREMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF Ocimum SPECIES(Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops Dept., ACHF, NAU, Navasari, 2016-06) YADDALAGUNDI, ASHWINI; Patel, M.M.An experiment was conducted at ACHF, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during 2015-16 for assessment of phytoremediation potential of Ocimum species. Seed germination study of two species Ocimum gratissimum and Ocimum basilicum was conducted by applying cadmium treatments (0, 50 µM, 100 µM, 500 µM, 1000 µM, 2000 µM and 5000µM) in the form of CdCl2. A linear decrease in germination percentage was observed as the concentration of Cd increased. Reduction of germination percentage was less in O. gratissimum (65.25%) than in O. basilicum. Whereas, reduction of radicle length was less in O. basilicum (49.32%) than O. gratissimum. Pot experiment was conducted to study plant growth parameters, Cd accumulation potential and activity of antioxidant enzymes of both species (O. gratissimum and O. basilicum). Cd has no significant impact on plant height of both species however, root length and number of roots were significantly affected. Reduction in root length was less in O. gratissimum (16.14%) as compared to O. basilicum. Number of roots was significantly affected by Cd concentration in both species. Reduction in number of roots was less in O. basilicum (17.04%) as compared to O. gratissimum. Cd had significant impact on fresh biomass in O. gratissimum but had no significant effect in O. basilicum. There was less reduction in dry biomass of O. basilicum as compared Name of Student: Ashwini Yaddalagundi Major Advisor: Dr. M. M. Patel to O. gratissimum under higher concentration of Cd. Dry shoot and root biomass decreased with increase in Cd concentration in both species. Reduction in dry shoot biomass was less in O. basilicum (22.11%) than in to O. gratissimum. Reduction in dry root biomass was less in O. basilicum (22.11%) than in to O. gratissimum. Cd accumulation by plants viz., in shoots and in roots for both species (O. gratissimum and O. basilicum) was significantly effected by Cd concentration in soil. A comparative evaluation showed that more Cd was accumulated in roots than in shoots for both species. O. gratissimum accumulated more amount of applied Cd than O. basilicum. Highest Cd accumulation in O. gratissimum was 307.20 mg/kg dry mass in root portion. Highest Cd accumulation in O. basilicum was 205.1 mg/kg dry mass in root portion. In, O. gratissimum Translocation factor ratio was more than 1 at Cd concentrations viz. 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, 40 mg/kg however, Bioconcentration factor of roots was more than 1 at higher Cd concentrations viz., 40 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg soil an. In, O. basilicum TF ratio was more than 1 at Cd concentration of 10 mg/kg however, it was less than 1 at Cd levels viz., 20 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, 40 mg/kg. BCF of shoots was less than 1 at all Cd treatments (20 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, 40 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg) except 10 mg/kg. Activities of antioxidant enzymes viz., SOD, Catalase, APX and GPX for both species (O. gratissimum and O. basilicum) were significantly affected by Cd concentration. Activities of SOD, Catalase, APX and GPX increased with increase in Cd concentration. The higher fold increase in SOD (15.43 folds) and APX (9.12 folds) activity was found in O. basilicum. But, with respect to CAT (23.03 folds) and GPX (14.12 folds) activity maximum fold increase was found in O. gratissimum. Both the Ocimum species (O. gratissimum and O. basilicum) showed higher tolerance to cadmium and considerable amount of accumulation. Hence, it can be considered for phytoremediation of cadmium polluted soil.ThesisItem Open Access Effect of different seed treatment and media on growth of Ashwagandha - Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal(Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops Dept., ACHF, NAU, Navasari, 2016-05) Ganvit, Ajay M.; Desai, B.S.The present experiment entitled “Effect of different seed treatment and media on growth of Ashwagandha - Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal” was conducted during the year 2014-15 (Aug- Jan) at the Model Nursery on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, AES-Zone III (South Gujarat Heavy Rainfall Zone), ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari. The experiment was conducted in Factorial Completely Randomized Design (Factorial), which included eighteen treatment combination comprising of six level of seed treatment i.e. GA3 ( 250 ppm - 24 h.), Kinetin (0.2% - 24 h.), NaHClO3 (4 % - 5 min.), NaHClO3 (4 % - 10 min.) , KNO3 (250 ppm- 1 min.) & Control and three level of different media i.e. Red soil, Red soil + Vermicompost (1:1), Red soil + Vermicompost + FYM (1:1:1). All the treatments were replicated for three times. Seeds soaked with treatment (S1) GA3 (250 ppm - 24 h.) recorded maximum germination percentage (66.11 %) and maximum plant height at 15 (3.00), 30 (8.38), 45 (15.98), 60 (25.20), 75 (34.05), 90 (42.98), 105 (52.07) and 120 (59.02) days, respectively. Maximum no. of branches/plant at 15 (0.0), 30 (0.22), 45 (0.71), 60 (1.73), 75 (1.76), 90 (2.80), 105 (3.0) and 120 (3.84) and no. of leaves/plant were also recorded higher in S1 at 15 (3.42), 30 (7.62), 45 (20.42), 60 (33.11), 75 (41.62), 90 (55.98), 105 (67.24) and 120 (75.87) DAS respectively. In the Similar treatment, no. of leaves was also found superior over other treatments with maximum total leaf area (33.57 cm2), shoot fresh weight (55.06 g), shoot dry biomass (38.34 g), plant fresh weight (60.10 g) and plant dry weight (18.77 g) as compared to other treatments applied. Whereas, length of main root (21.49 cm), root fresh weight (5.02 g), root dry biomass (3.10 g) and root girth of main root (0.90 cm) were also found significant and found higher in treatment (S5) KNO3 (250 ppm-1 min.). Treatment (M3) [Red soil + Vermicompost + FYM] gave significantly highest result in context to seed germination percentage (71.94 %), total leaf area (32.08 cm2), shoot fresh weight (58.70 g), shoot dry biomass (40.91 g), plant fresh weight (64.05 g) and plant dry weight (19.82 g), length of main root (23.43 cm), root fresh weight (5.35 g), root dry biomass (3.32 g) and root girth of main root (0.96 cm), respectively. In same treatment, highest plant height at 15 (3.29), 30 (9.78), 45 (18.14), 60 (26.85), 75 (35.54), 90 (44.13), 105 (55.03) and 120 (60.17), no. of branches/plant at 15 (0.0), 30 (0.27), 45 (0.68), 60 (1.89), 75 (1.97), 90 (2.87), 105 (2.90) and 120 (3.83) and no. of leaves/plant at 15 (3.72), 30 (8.46), 45 (22.46), 60 (35.23), 75 (43.91), 90 (55.87), 105 (67.47) and 120 (75.92) respectively were recorded. Interaction effect between pre-sowing treatment and different media was observed significant in seed germination percentage and maximum (80 %) were noted in the treatment S5M3. Whereas, for all other growth parameters interaction effect was found non- significant. Thus, after critically analysing all parameters taken onto consideration at the initial of this study, it can be conclude that pre-sowing Ashwagandha seeds with GA3- 250 ppm for 24 hrs and subsequently sowing treated seeds in M3 media comprising of [Red soil + Vermicompost+ FYM- 1:1:1] enhance growth whereas shoot length, no. of branches, plant height, root length, leaf area and no. of leaves/ plants, respectively. Second best pre-sowing treatment are S2 and S5 i.e. Kinetin (0.2 %- 24 hrs.) and KNO3 (250 ppm- 1 min.) for parameters such as length of the main root, fresh weight of root, root dry biomass and root girth, respectively. Out of three treatments applied in context to Media, Treatment M3 proved to be superior when one considers all growth parameters and other plant parameters opted.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF LINSEED (Linum usitatissimum L.) cv. Local(Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops Dept., ACHF, NAU, Navasari, 2016-06) Chaudhary, Rameshkumar R.; Patel, M.M.Investigations were carried out on “Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) cv. Local” at the Instructional Farm, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari during the rabi season of 2015-16. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments viz., T1 (100 % RDN from Vermicompost), T2 (100 % RDN from Bio-compost), T3 (100 % RDN from Neem cake), T4 (100 % RDN from Castor cake), T5 (50 % RDN from Vermicompost + 50 % RDN), T6 (50 % RDN from Bio-compost + 50 % RDN), T7 (50 % RDN from Neem cake + 50 % RDN), T8 (50 % RDN from Castor cake + 50 % RDN), T9 [100 % RDF (60:40:30 NPK kg/ha)] and all treatments were replicated thrice. All the growth and yield attributes were found maximum in T5 treatment (50 % RDN from Vermicompost + 50 % RDN) i.e., plant height at 30, 60 and 90 DAS (26.13 cm, 48.38 cm and 60.44 cm, respectively), number of leaves per plant at 30, 60 and 90 DAS (83.14, 249.54 and 338.37, respectively), number of branches per plant at 30, 60 and 90 DAS (4.19, 7.63 and 8.40, respectively), number of capsules per plant (71.49), fresh weight per plant (24.32 g), dry weight per plant (15.97 g), number of seeds per capsule (9.24), seed yield per plant (7.62 g), seed yield per plot and seed yield per hectare (186.26 g and 554.33 kg, respectively) and straw yield per plot and straw yield per hectare (488.01 g and 1452.41 kg, respectively) and oil content (41.75 %) was high under the treatment T1 (100% RDN from Vermicompost). From the economic point of view, maximum net realization of Rs. 50,814.16 per hectare was recorded in T5 treatment (50 % RDN from Vermicompost + 50 % RDN) while in case of BCR maximum of 5.26 was in T2 treatment (100 % RDN from Biocompost). Thus, it can be concluded that for obtaining higher profitable yield linseed be fertilized with 50 % RDN from Vermicompost + 50 % RDN (60 kg) under South Gujarat condition.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF GARLIC (Allium sativum L.) VAR. GG-3(Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops Dept., ACHF, NAU, Navasari, 2016-05) Zinzala, Mukeshkumar R.; Bhalerao, P. P.A field experiment was conducted at Regional Horticultural Research Station, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during rabi season of 2014-15 for evaluating the effect of foliar application of plant growth regulators on growth, yield and quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.) var. GG-3. The soil of the experimental plot is clay in texture, lower in available nitrogen, high in available phosphorus, fairly rich in potassium. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Block Design with three replications and 9 treatments comprising of GA3 50 mg/1 (T1), GA3 100mg/1 (T2), NAA 50mg/1 (T3), NAA 100mg/1 (T4), cycocel 500 mg/1 (T5), cycocel 1000 mg/1 (T6), ethrel 100mg/1 (T7) ethrel 150 mg/1 (T8) and control (T9). Results revealed that among the different treatments of plant growth regulators, plant height at 60 and 90 DAS was found significantly the highest with the application of NAA 50 mg/1 (T3 42.58 cm and 45.30 cm). Further, the treatment cycocel 1000 mg/1 (T6) recorded the maximum number of leaves per plant (8.80) at 60 DAS and 10.20 cm at 90 days after sowing. The application of plant growth regulators produced pronounced effect with linear trend on garlic at all stages of growth. The foliar applications of cycocel 1000 mg/l (T6) produced the highest fresh (32.39 g) and dry (12.39 g) bulb weight, diameter of bulb (4.92 cm), number of cloves per bulb (19.52), highest length of clove per bulb (3.06 cm), highest weight of clove per bulb (1.91 g), yield per plot (3.52 kg) and yield/ha (9.57 tonne). In case of quality parameters, there were non significant results in terms of total soluble solids (%) but, the treatment of cycocel 1000 mg/l (T6) had the highest total soluble solids (32.53 %) however, sulphide content in garlic clove did not exhibit any significant effect by any treatment of plant growth regulators spray. Based on the results obtained in the investigation, it can be concluded that the maximum net return with BCR value of 3.94:1 was achieved under the treatment of cycocel 1000 mg/1 (T6) was found economical, profitable and proved highly remunerative. Whereas, the control treatment did not influence significantly on growth, yield and quality attributes of garlic cv. GG-3.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF PACKAGING MATERIALS ON GERMINATION OF CASHEW SEED NUT AND SURVIVAL OF CASHEW SEEDLING (Anacardium occidentale L.)(2014-12) Rathod, Shilpa P.; Padhiar, B.V.The present experiment entitled “Effect of packaging materials on germination of cashew seed nut and survival of cashew seedling (Anacardium occidentale L.)” was conducted at Regional Horticultural Research Station, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, N.A.U., Navsari during the year 2013-14. The field experiment was conducted in Completely Randomized Block Design, which included six treatments consisting of packaging materials i.e.,150 gauge poly bag, 300 gauge poly bag, gunny bag, 150 gauge poly bag along with gunny bag, 300 gauge poly bag along with gunny bag and open storage. All the treatments were repeated four times. The packaging treatment of 300 gauge poly bag along with gunny bag recorded less number of days for initiation of germination (16.70), maximum germination Name of student : Miss Shilpa P. Rathod Major Advisor: Dr. B. V. Padhiar percentage (93.05%), maximum shoot length (30.22 cm), maximum shoot diameter (0.84 cm), maximum number of leaves per plant (10.44), maximum area of leaves (64.8 sq. cm), maximum length of root (28.58 cm), highest fresh weight of seedling (51.32 g), highest dry weight of seedling (20.89 g), maximum survivability (98.98 per cent) and maximum shoot: root ratio(0.99). Whereas, packaging materials did not affect disease incidence during storage as seed lots from all the treatments were free from pests and diseases during storage. Thus, it can be concluded that seeds packed in 300 gauge poly bag along with gunny bag during storage recorded higher germination and survival percent with higher seedling vigour as compared to open seed storage. Similarly, 150 gauge poly bag along with gunny bag also maintained germinability and survival of stored cashew seed nut.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PROPAGATION METHODS AND USE OF GROWTH REGULATORS IN LONG PEPPER (Piper longum L.) UNDER THE PROTECTED CULTIVATION(PLANTATION CROPS, SPICES, MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS DEPT., ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, NAVSARI, 2015-07) Anand, Ananya J.; Padhiar, B.V.The present research was carried out to study the effect of combination of propagation methods and growth regulators on growth of long pepper (Piper longum L.) during the year 2014 in polyhouse at RHRS farm of ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari. The experiment included twelve treatments in Factorial Completely Randomized Design (FCRD) having three repetitions with two factors, the first factor growth regulators with four levels. - IBA, NAA, and their combination each having concentration of 500 mgl-1 along with control (growth regulator not applied);. and another factorpropagation methods were of three levels – single node, two nodes and three nodes cuttings. Twenty cuttings under each repetitions of treatment were planted after necessary treatment. The cuttings of single, double, three nodes were dipped in respective solutions of IBA, NAA and their combination for 10 seconds. The planting media used was a mixture of Red soil + Sand + Vermicompost in ratio of 1: 1: 1. Among the various combination of growth regulators and propagation methods, IBA 500 mgl-1 + NAA 500 mgl-1 with three node cuttings proved to be best for growth of shoots and roots viz. days taken for first sprouting (10.46 days), number of shoots per cutting (4.9), number of leaves per shoot (15.3), average length of shoot (47.41cm), diameter of the shoot (5.01 mm), rooting (85.67 %), number of primary roots per cutting (16.59), average length of primary root (43.92 cm), number of secondary roots per cutting (36.31) and length of average secondary root (30.23 cm). It is concluded that 500 mgl-1 + NAA 500 mgl-1 with three node cuttings was the most effective treatment among all treatments in all parameters of shoot and root in long pepper under south Gujarat condition.ThesisItem Open Access “Effect of Plant growth regulators on rooting of cutting in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) cv. Panniyar -1 under protected cultivation(PLANTATION CROPS, SPICES, MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS DEPT., ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, NAVSARI, 2015-05) Prajapati, Nikita H.; Padhiar, B.V.The present research was carried out to study the effect of growth regulators viz. IBA, IAA and NAA on vegetative propagation of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) cv. Panniyur-1 through different node cuttings during July, 2014 to October, 2014 at Regional Horticulture Research Station, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari. The experiment included twelve treatments in Factorial Complete Randomized Design (FCRD) having three repetitions comprising IBA, IAA and IBA+NAA combinations each @ 250 and 500 mgl-1 along with control. Twenty different node cuttings of each treatment under each repetition were planted. The planting media was the combination of sand, soil and vermicompost in 2:1:1 ratio. The cuttings were dipped for three minutes in solution of IBA, IAA and NAA+IBA combinations. ii ii Among the various concentrations of IBA, IAA and NAA+ IBA combinations, NAA 250 mgl-1+IBA 250 mgl-1 proved to be the best treatment for initiation and growth of shoot and root viz., days taken to first sprouting (9.43 days), number of shoots per cutting (7.13), number of leaves per shoot (12.43), average length of shoot (23.10 cm), average diameter of the shoot (0.45 cm), rooting percentage (77.50), number of primary roots per cutting (11.76), average length of primary root (12.56 cm), number of secondary roots (8.63) and length of secondary root (6.06 cm) per cutting. It is concluded that IBA 250 mgl-1 + NAA 250 mgl-1 with two node cutting combination was the most effective treatment in all respect of shoot and root growth characters of black pepper cv. Panniyur-1 under South Gujarat conditions. IBA 500 mgl-1 with two node cutting also proved better in the present study.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF DIFFERENT NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS LEVELS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF LINSEED (Linum usitatissimum L.) cv. Local(PLANTATION CROPS, SPICES, MEDICINAL AND AROMATICPLANTS DEPT., ASPEE COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, NAVSARI, 2015-06) Patel, Urvina N.; Patel, M.M.A field experiment was conducted at Instructional Farm, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, N. A. U., Navsari during the rabi season with a view to study the “Effect of different nitrogen and phosphorus levels on growth and yield of linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) cv. Local” under South Gujarat conditions. There were nine treatment combinations comprising three nitrogen levels i.e., 40, 60 and 80 kg/ha and three phosphorus levels i.e., 20, 30 and 40 kg/ha in a randomized block design (Factorial) with three replication. Almost all the growth and yield attributes such as number of leaves per plant, number of branches per plant, number of capsules per plant, fresh weight of plant, dry weight of plant, seed yield per plot and hectare, straw yield per plot and hectare and oil content were significantly influenced by various treatments of nitrogen and phosphorus levels. The higher value of all the above parameters were recorded in treatment N2P3 (60 kg nitrogen and 40 kg phosphorus per hectare). Nitrogen level N2 (60 kg/ha) recorded significantly the highest number of capsules per plant (65.01), fresh weight of plant (5.08 g), dry weight of plant (4.47 g) seed yield per plot and hectare (162.63 g and 484.03 kg, respectively), straw yield per plot and hectare (467.92 g and 1392.63 kg, respectively) and oil content (40.22 %). phosphorus level P3 (40 kg/ha) recorded significantly the highest number of leaves per plant at 60 and 90 DAS (247.33 and 78.44, respectively), number of branches per plant at 60 and 90 DAS (6.8 and 5.83, respectively) number of capsules per plant (65.68), fresh weight of plant (5.84 g), dry weight of plant (4.92 g), seed yield per plot and hectare (159.73 g and 475.40 kg, respectively), straw yield per plot and hectare (453.01 g and 1348.25 kg, respectively) and oil content (39.89 %). Thus, it can be concluded that nitrogen dose N2 (60 kg/ha) and phosphorus dose P3 (40 kg/ha) recorded higher seed yield of linseed. From the economic point of view, the maximum net realization of Rs. 41717.80 recorded in treatment N2P3 with highest B: C ratio (1.76). On the basis of one year experimentation, it could be concluded that higher profitable seed yield of linseed can be obtained by fertilizing with 60 kg nitrogen and 40 kg phosphorus per hectare under South Gujarat conditions.