Research Article
Growth and Yield of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott.) as Affected by Planting Distance
Table 3
Effect of planting distance by accession interaction at 4, 8, 12, and 16 weeks after planting (WAP).
| | Accession | Treatment | PH (cm) | NL/P | LL (cm) | LW (cm) | NS/P | PL (cm) |
| | | | | 4 WAP | | | | | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 1 m | 59.1 | 4.5 | 28.3 | 18.9 | 0.5 | 42.5 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 64.6 | 4.5 | 32.1 | 21.3 | 1.1 | 46.3 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 68.6 | 4.6 | 32.5 | 21.7 | 1.4 | 48.5 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 1 m | 49.4 | 4.4 | 26.9 | 16.6 | 0 | 32.9 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 54.3 | 4.0 | 28.6 | 17.8 | 0.3 | 36.3 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 58.3 | 4.7 | 30.8 | 19.3 | 0.1 | 39.5 | | CV (%) | | 8.8 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 23.4 | 8.5 | | value | | 0.99 | 0.24 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.59 | 0.97 | | LSD (0.05) | | 11.8 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| | | | | 8 WAP | | | | | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 1 m | 92.1 | 4.9 | 38.7 | 26.8 | 2.3 | 70.0 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 100.3 | 5.6 | 41.8 | 29.7 | 3.5 | 71.5 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 102.0 | 5.3 | 43.1 | 30.5 | 3.1 | 78.0 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 1 m | 78.9 | 5.6 | 39.6 | 26.2 | 2.4 | 52.4 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 82.3 | 5.5 | 40.4 | 26.2 | 2.7 | 57.8 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 89.6 | 6.0 | 43.3 | 28.2 | 2.8 | 62.5 | | CV (%) | | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 24.5 | 9.4 | | value | | 0.85 | 0.45 | 0.88 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.86 | | LSD (0.05) | | 29.0 | 1.7 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 15.8 |
| | | | | 12 WAP | | | | | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 1 m | 112.6 | 5.1 | 45.1 | 32.5 | 2.9 | 86 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 115.9 | 5.1 | 46.7 | 32.9 | 3.8 | 89.6 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 111.8 | 4.8 | 47 | 32.6 | 3.7 | 92.1 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 1 m | 87.7 | 5.3 | 40.9 | 26.8 | 3.8 | 63.0 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 87.2 | 5.5 | 42 | 27.6 | 4.5 | 67.5 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 100.6 | 5.1 | 45.7 | 29.6 | 4.5 | 74.0 | | CV (%) | | 11.7 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 28.7 | 10.3 | | value | | 0.45 | 0.91 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.99 | 0.9 | | LSD (0.05) | | 46.1 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 3.2 | 26.1 |
| | | | | 16 WAP | | | | | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 1 m | 113.4 | 5.3 | 44.3 | 30.3 | 3.5 | 87.1 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 117.9 | 5.7 | 45.5 | 31.6 | 4.6 | 91.4 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 119.4 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 30.0 | 3.7 | 93.3 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 1 m | 90.2 | 6.5 | 40.6 | 26.1 | 6.7 | 65.3 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 92.7 | 6.2 | 41.9 | 26.5 | 6.0 | 67.6 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 99.6 | 6.5 | 43.2 | 28.5 | 6.2 | 73.6 | | CV (%) | | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 16 | 9.8 | | value | | 0.85 | 0.16 | 0.59 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.90 | | LSD (0.05) | | 40.4 | 0.7 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 33.8 |
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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.
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