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

Table 8

Association of taro growth, yield, and yield components.

Characters	CD	CL	HI	LL	LW	NL	NS	PH	PL	Y/P	Y/ha
CD	1
CL	0.849	1
HI	0.346	0.405	1
LL	0.705	0.575	0.223	1
LW	0.831	0.694	0.313	0.968	1
NL	0.508	0.335	0.399	0.602	0.592	1
NS	0.752	0.671	0.214	0.697	0.792	0.430	1
PH	0.861	0.702	0.354	0.893	0.968	0.508	0.844	1
PL	0.906	0.779	0.419	0.793	0.914	0.466	0.856	0.975	1
Y/P	0.953	0.879	0.296	0.575	0.709	0.505	0.681	0.720	0.795	1
Y/ha	0.766	0.523	0.405	0.734	0.796	0.529	0.677	0.832	0.841	0.627	1

CD = corm diameter, CL = corm length, HI = harvest index, LL = leaf length, LW = leaf width, NL = number of leaves, NS = number of suckers, PH = plant height, PL = petiole length, Y/P = yield per plant, and Y/ha = yield per hectare. , , and .