Effect of plant spacing on marketable yield of table beet (Beta vulgaris L.)

Abstract

:A field experiment to standardize package of practices for beet root cultivation in Vidarbha region and to find out optimum spacing for higher yield of marketable beet root during the winter seasons of three consecutive years was undertaken. The experiment was conducted in a Randomized Block Design at the farm of Agricultural Research Station (Dr. PDKV), Yavatmal. On the basis of spacing, plants were transplanted at two row spacing viz., 30cm and 45 cm and in row three plant to plant spacing viz., 10cm, 20cm and 30cm with one separate 45 cm x 45 cm wider spacing plot with three replications. The result indicated that different plant spacing had significantly influenced on shoot fresh weight, beet root fresh weight, diameter of beet root and marketable yield of beet root. Spacings have significant effect on marketable yield of beet root in the three seasons of experimentations. However, TSS content of beet root was in significantly influenced with different plant spacing. Beet root sown at closer planting distance 30 cm x 10 cm gave significantly higher marketable root yield but fresh weight of beet root was significantly greater under wider plant spacing.

Improving the efficiency of early table beet cultivation in the North-West region of Russia

“…When cultivating table beets using traditional technology, the elite root crops fraction of the total mass does not exceed 50%, depending on weather conditions. When harvesting by hand, the collection of standard root crops is not efficient and there is a high probability that the crop remains unharvested under the snow [9][10]. According to our data, depending on weather, soil and other conditions, the fraction of standard vegetable production ranges from 50% to 80%, depending on the specific year.…”

“…Due to the different energy of seed germination, uneven soil fertility, as well as the proximity of groundwater, the development and growth of the mass of root crops is not uniform. When root crops reach commercial suitability, their selective harvesting is performed [10][11][12][13].…”

Growth and Quality Responses to Plant Spacing in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Varieties

“…Significant effect of spacing on TSS content was also observed by earlier researchers viz., Koodi et al [26], Narayan et al, [27] in potato and Gohawar and Ughade., [28] in beet root. Varieties also varied significantly for TSS content in research conducted by Abbasi et al, [29].…”