Castor (Ricinus communis L.) is one of the oldest and most important non edible oil crops as main crop. This study was carried out to determine the effects of different inter- and intra-row spacings on the yield and yield components on Castor crop; was carried out at Babbur farm, ZAHRS, Hiriyur, Chitradurga, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, during the growing season 2016 which comes under Central Dry Zone of Karnataka. | Influence of spacing and dates of sowing on performance of castor hybrids in rainfed areas of Chitradurga