Growth Assessment of Tropical Sugarbeet as Influenced by Spacing

Authors

  • MAT Sohel Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • MAE Hossain Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • HP Roy Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • SM Reza Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • FH Shanta Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh
  • MRR Razib Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/baj.v23i2.52452

Keywords:

Germination, growth, spacing, sugarbeet

Abstract

The experiment was carried out at the research field of Agronomy and Farming Systems Division, Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute (BSRI), Ishurdi, Pabna during 2012-2013 to determine the most suitable spacing for sugarbeet cultivation in Bangladesh. The experiment was conducted with nine spacing viz. 50 cm × 20 cm, 60 cm × 20 cm, 70 cm × 20 cm, 50 cm × 25 cm, 60 cm × 25 cm, 70 cm × 25 cm, 50 cm × 30 cm, 60 cm × 30 cm and 70 cm × 30 cm in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The effects of spacing on sugarbeet plantation were observed on growth and growth contributing components (germination percentage, number of leaves plant-1, root length, shoot length, root fresh weight, shoot fresh weight, root dry weight, shoot dry weight, crop growth rate) of sugarbeet. The highest germination percentage (95.67%), number of leaves plant-1 (34.33) at 30 DAS, shoot length (54.07 cm) at 120 DAS, root fresh weight (969.47 g plant-1) at 150 DAS, shoot fresh weight (752.47 g plant-1) at 120 DAS and other growth contributing parameters were obtained with the spacing 70 cm × 30 cm. However, the maximum root length (38.97 cm) was obtained with 50 cm × 20 cm spacing. It was concluded that the wider spacing promoted the growth of individual beet, though the optimum spacing for maximum root growth of sugarbeet was 50 cm × 20 cm.

Bangladesh Agron. J. 2020, 23(2): 51-58

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Published

2021-03-15

How to Cite

Sohel, M., Hossain, M., Roy, H., Reza, S., Shanta, F., & Razib, M. (2021). Growth Assessment of Tropical Sugarbeet as Influenced by Spacing. Bangladesh Agronomy Journal, 23(2), 51–58. https://doi.org/10.3329/baj.v23i2.52452

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2020)

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