Effect of plant spacing on marketable yield of table beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

Abstract

A field experiment to standardize package of practices for beet root cultivation in Vidarbha\rregion and to find out optimum spacing for higher yield of marketable beet root during the winter\rseasons of three consecutive years was undertaken. The experiment was conducted in a Randomized\rBlock Design at the farm of Agricultural Research Station (Dr. PDKV), Yavatmal. On the basis of\rspacing, plants were transplanted at two row spacing viz., 30cm and 45 cm and in row three plant to\rplant spacing viz., 10cm, 20cm and 30cm with one separate 45 cm x 45 cm wider spacing plot with three\rreplications. The result indicated that different plant spacing had significantly influenced on shoot\rfresh weight, beet root fresh weight, diameter of beet root and marketable yield of beet root. Spacings\rhave significant effect on marketable yield of beet root in the three seasons of experimentations.\rHowever, TSS content of beet root was in significantly influenced with different plant spacing. Beet\rroot sown at closer planting distance 30 cm x 10 cm gave significantly higher marketable root yield but\rfresh weight of beet root was significantly greater under wider plant spacing