Mean Performance of Fifty Genotypes of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) for Yield and Yield Attributing Traits

Fifty Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) genotypes collected from different agro – climatic zones (Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) for their yield and yield attributing traits on pooled data (Rabi seasons of 2015-16 and 2016-17) recorded that there is a wide range of variability for the traits under study. The maximum plant height was recorded in HF-173 (184.90 cm), whereas the minimum plant height was recorded in JF-406 (118.07 cm). The highest number of primary branches per plant and secondary branches per plant were recorded in HF-167 (12.70) and HF-168 (24.60) respectively. Early days to 50% flowering was recorded in HF-179 (110.03). The maximum umbels per plant (71.40) and biological yield per plant (311.95 g) was recorded in genotype HF-169. And the maximum umbellates per umbel (33.37) seeds per umbellate (25.66), seeds per umbel (851.83), seed yield per plant (73.17 g), seed yield per ha (65.85 Q), harvest index (25.17 %) and test weight (9.51 g) were recorded in genotype HF-171.