Growth and Yield of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott.) as Affected by Planting Distance
Table 1
Effect of different planting distances on the growth of taro.
Week
Plant spacing
PH (cm)
NL/P
LL (cm)
LW (cm)
NS/P
PL (cm)
4
1 m × 1 m
54.2
4.4
27.6
17.5
0.2
37.7
1 m × 0.75 m
59.5
4.2
30.4
19.6
0.7
41.3
1 m × 0.5 m
63.4
4.7
31.7
20.5
0.8
44.0
CV (%)
13.1
9.6
10.6
12.8
28.9
15.5
value
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.37
0.04
LSD (0.05)
6.9
0.4
3.6
2.4
0.8
4.6
8
1 m × 1 m
85.5
5.3
39.9
26.4
2.4
61.2
1 m × 0.75 m
91.3
5.6
41.1
27.9
3.1
64.7
1 m × 0.5 m
95.8
5.7
43.2
29.4
2.9
70.3
CV (%)
13.6
11.2
10.4
11.8
27.2
17.2
value
0.20
0.46
0.27
0.31
0.51
0.05
LSD (0.05)
11.9
0.7
5.3
4.0
1.5
8.2
12
1 m × 1 m
100.0
5.2
42.9
29.6
3.3
74.5
1 m × 0.75 m
101.1
5.3
44.4
30.3
4.2
78.6
1 m × 0.5 m
106.2
4.9
46.3
31.1
4.1
83.1
CV (%)
15.3
7.2
9.9
12.1
26.1
17.8
value
0.67
0.42
0.39
0.69
0.39
0.24
LSD (0.05)
15.9
0.5
5.3
4.0
1.5
10.8
16
1 m × 1 m
101.8
5.9
42.5
28.2
5.1
76.2
1 m × 0.75 m
105.3
6.0
43.7
29.0
5.3
79.5
1 m × 0.5 m
109.5
5.7
43.3
29.3
4.9
83.5
CV (%)
15.8
12.0
9.4
11.9
25.9
19.2
value
0.32
0.61
0.78
0.68
0.75
0.33
LSD (0.05)
10.9
0.5
4.2
2.9
1.1
10.4
20
1 m × 1 m
101.3
6.4
40.4
25.8
6.9
76.2
1 m × 0.75 m
106.9
6.1
41.4
26.4
7.1
81.2
1 m × 0.5 m
104.6
5.9
39.5
25.4
6.9
80.3
CV (%)
9.8
10.9
9.8
9.0
25.4
12.6
value
0.48
0.05
0.39
0.66
0.96
0.43
LSD (0.05)
10.1
0.5
3.1
2.4
1.9
8.3
24
1 m × 1 m
103.3
4.7
39.7
25.2
8.1
79.9
1 m × 0.75 m
108.8
4.7
40.3
25.8
7.9
83.6
1 m × 0.5 m
103.9
4.2
38.1
23.9
7.6
80.7
CV (%)
9.4
20.4
10.6
9.2
26.2
10.7
value
0.49
0.16
0.44
0.26
0.78
0.64
LSD (0.05)
11.2
0.6
3.9
2.6
1.7
9.4
28
1 m × 1 m
82.1
1.8
27.6
17.3
8.1
66.0
1 m × 0.75 m
88.9
1.9
29.9
18.7
8.1
71.4
1 m × 0.5 m
78.9
1.8
26.0
16.1
7.8
64.0
CV (%)
17.5
24.3
22.7
19.9
24.8
17.1
value
0.53
0.82
0.42
0.43
0.87
0.58
LSD (0.05)
20.2
0.7
6.4
4.3
1.7
16.3
PH = plant height, NL/P = number of leaves, per plant, LL = leaf length, LW = leaf width, PL = petiole length, and NS/P = number of suckers per plant. Significant () factors are marked in bold.
