The dry matter accumulation
increased progressively with advancement
of crop age (Table 2). At early stage (30-
60 DAS), dry matter production was slow
and the rate of dry matter accumulation
increased from 60 DAS onwards. About
21.5 per cent of dry matter of whole plant
was observed at 60 DAS, 61.2 per cent at
90 DAS and 94.4 per cent at 120 DAS.
These findings are in agreement with those
of Singh and Andersen (1978) and Sharma
and Singh (2008).