Growth and Yield of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott.) as Affected by Planting Distance

Table 5

Effect of different planting distances on yield attributes of taro.

Planting distance	Corm length (cm)	Corm diameter (cm)	Yield per plant (kg)	Yield/ha (t/ha)	Harvest index (%)
1 m × 1 m	14.5	28.9	0.59	5.9	82.8
1 m × 0.75 m	15.4	30.2	0.63	8.4	71.6
1 m × 0.5 m	14.4	30.4	0.58	11.7	85.9
CV (%)	15.2	11.7	28.5	27.6	13.6
value	0.23	0.41	0.63	0.001	0.07
LSD (0.05)	1.3	2.7	0.12	1.7	12.8