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Abstract

To study the effect of different spacing on the performance of radish under the agro-climatic conditions of Swabi, a trial was carried out at Agricultural Farm, The University of Swabi, Pakistan. Radish seeds were sown at different plant spacing of 6 (control), 12 and 18 centimeter (cm). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block (RCB) Design with three replications. There was a significant effect of plant-to-plant spacing on number of leaves, petiole width (cm), leaf blade width (cm), petiole length, root weight plant-1, root width (mid), biomass and root length. Maximum number of leaves (41.66), petiole width (1.34), leaf blade width (17.38), petiole length (4.16), root weight plant-1 (1625gm), root length (43.36 cm) root width (mid) (7.34 cm) and biomass (1726 g) were recorded in plants with spacing of 18 cm, while minimum number of leaves (29.31), petiole width (0.68), leaf blade width (12.35 cm), petiole length (2.7 cm), root weight plant-1 (810.3gm) root length (31.75 cm) root width (mid) (5.10 cm) and biomass (1076 g) were recorded in plants with plant-to-plant distance of 6 cm. Based on the results, it is recommended that plant spacing of 18 cm should be kept for optimum growth and maximum production of radish in agro-climatic conditions of Swabi region.
Keywords: Raphanus sativus; Radish; Root weight; Spacing; Swabi; Yield
http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2016.50134