EFFECT OF PLANTING DATE AND SPACING ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF CABBAGE (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)

Abstract

Two field trials were carried out during two consecutive winter seasons of 2009/10 and 2010/2011 at Baramon Experimental Farm, Dakahlia Governorate to investigate the effect of three planting dates (1 st Nov., 15 th Nov. and 1 st Dec.) and three plant spacing (50, 60 and 70 cm) on cabbage cv. Brunswick. The trials were laid out in a split-plot design with three replicates. Results indicated that the earliest planting date (1 st of November) significantly promoted vegetative growth characters, i.e. plant weight, number and weight of outer leaves. Moreover, the earliest planting date increased average head weight, total and marketable yield. Head quality attributes, i.e. head equatorial and polar diameters, head volume, head density and dry matter content were increased when planting at the earliest planting date, compared to the later planting dates. The wider plant spacing (70 cm within row) exhibited the largest values of plant weight, number and weight of outer leaves. The wider plant spacing produced heads with larger dimensions, volume and density. Otherwise, the closer plant spacing (50 cm within row) produced larger total and marketable yield in relation to that yield produced by wider spacing. The interaction effects among the experimental factors were significant at both seasons of this investigation for plant weight, total yield and dry matter content, whereas no significant interaction was found for other studied characters.

Effect of Mulching and Spacing on the Yield Quality of Cabbage (Brassica Oleracea L), South West Nigeria

“…Wider Spacing in the production of cabbage is very important from the finding of this experiment which gave higher overall yield with 45cm especially with the fruit height and girth (diameter) which conforms to report of Abed et al (2015) who got better yield with even spacing of 70cm. Also, the performance in early rain was also better.…”

“…However, in economic point of view narrowing spacing gives higher plant population on a plot of land and is reported to give significantly higher net returns compared to wider spacing (Parmar, 2021). Abed et al (2015) pointed that wider spacing of 70cm within row exhibited larger plant weight, number of leaves, head dimension, volume and density compare to spacing of 50cm within row. Sarker et al (2002) opined that the outcome of any spacing depends on several factors including environment, fertilizer dose, nutrient source, cultivar used and soil fertility as the highest marketable yield of cabbage could be produced from the closest spacing.…”

Studies on the Effect of Planting Dates on Growth, Yield Components and Quality of Red Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra)

“…The increase in metabolites production due to favourable climate condition attributed to increase in plant growth, it might also be influenced the increase in head volume and compactness. Similar results have been reviled in cabbage by Abed et al, (2015) and in broccoli by Kanase et al, (2018) for head volume with respect to head compactness, Similar findings have been reported by Singh et al, (2010) in cabbage and by Abd (2008) in broccoli.…”

“…The better results were due to the favourable conditions that prevailed during crop growth period and due to optimum level of nitrogen supplied to the crop. Similar findings have been reported in red cabbage (Maria and Krzysztof, 2012), cabbage (Singh et al, 2010;Abed et al, 2015), broccoli (Shapla et al, 2014;Kanase et al, 2018). With regarding dry matter production (%), similar results were obtained by Abed et al, 2015in cabbage and Shapla et al, 2014,Vinod et al, 2017 October planting date (D 2 ) compared to all other planting dates.…”

“…Similar findings have been reported in red cabbage (Maria and Krzysztof, 2012), cabbage (Singh et al, 2010;Abed et al, 2015), broccoli (Shapla et al, 2014;Kanase et al, 2018). With regarding dry matter production (%), similar results were obtained by Abed et al, 2015in cabbage and Shapla et al, 2014,Vinod et al, 2017 October planting date (D 2 ) compared to all other planting dates. The lowest values for quality parameters were recorded with 30 th September planting date (D 1 ) (Table 4).…”