Research Article
Growth and Yield of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott.) as Affected by Planting Distance
Table 4
Effect of planting distance by accession interaction at 20, 24, and 28 weeks after planting (WAP).
| | Accession | Treatment | PH (cm) | NL/P | LL (cm) | LW (cm) | NS/P | PL (cm) |
| | | | | 20 WAP | | | | | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 1 m | 104.6 | 6.0 | 37.8 | 24.8 | 5.3 | 81.5 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 112.0 | 5.8 | 40.1 | 26.2 | 5.1 | 87.7 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 107.3 | 5.3 | 36.6 | 24.2 | 5.1 | 85.0 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 1 m | 98.1 | 6.8 | 43.0 | 26.9 | 8.6 | 70.9 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 101.8 | 6.5 | 42.7 | 26.6 | 9.1 | 74.7 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 101.9 | 6.7 | 42.5 | 26.6 | 8.7 | 75.5 | | CV (%) | | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 21.2 | 8.4 | | value | | 0.85 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.93 | 0.90 | | LSD (0.05) | | 34.0 | 1.2 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 28.0 |
| | | | | 24 WAP | | | | | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 1 m | 103.1 | 3.9 | 36.9 | 23.9 | 5.6 | 80.9 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 110.7 | 4.3 | 39 | 25.5 | 6.1 | 86.7 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 102.9 | 3.5 | 34.6 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 82.2 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 1 m | 103.5 | 5.5 | 42.5 | 26.5 | 10.6 | 78.8 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 106.9 | 5.2 | 41.6 | 26.1 | 9.7 | 80.6 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 104.9 | 5.0 | 41.5 | 25.1 | 9.9 | 79.2 | | CV (%) | | 8.0 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 16.7 | 8.6 | | value | | 0.83 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.88 | | LSD (0.05) | | 30.9 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 26.5 |
| | | | | 28 WAP | | | | | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 1 m | 76.9 | 1.5 | 22.9 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 64.0 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 86.0 | 1.8 | 26.2 | 17.7 | 6.1 | 70.5 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 72.4 | 1.6 | 21.2 | 14 | 5.6 | 60.8 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 1 m | 87.3 | 2.1 | 32.3 | 19.5 | 10.5 | 68.0 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 92.0 | 2.1 | 33.6 | 19.8 | 10.1 | 72.2 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 85.6 | 1.9 | 30.8 | 18.3 | 9.9 | 67.3 | | CV (%) | | 18.2 | 27.6 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 15.9 | 18.2 | | value | | 0.92 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 0.79 | 0.88 | 0.95 | | LSD (0.05) | | 40.0 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 34.2 |
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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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