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The field experiments were conducted in the Dept. of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Vijayapur during kharif 2013 and 2014. The treatments consisted of three planting geometry (22,222, 27,798 and 37,037 plants per ha) and transplanting of different aged seedlings (A1- 21 day old seedlings, A2- 28 day old seedlings, A3- 35 day old seedlings and A4- Direct seed dibbling). Seedlings of BSMR-736( V1) and TS-3R (V2 ) were raised by using a polythene bag of 6 X 4 cm size in nursery. The results of the investigations indicated that the transplanting of 35 days old seedling with planting geometry of 27,798 plants per ha in BSMR -736 (2501 kg /ha) which was on par with transplanting of 28 days old seedlings and lowest value was seen in seed dibbling at planting geometry of 37,037 in TS-3R(1862 kg /ha). The 34 per cent increased seed yield mainly attributed to seedlings transplanted in planting geometry of 27,798 plants per ha.