Effects of age of transplants on the growth and yield of Corchorus olitorius (L)
1982
Timpo, G.M. | Boateng, P.Y. (Univ. of Science and Technology, Kumasi (Ghana). Dept. of Horticulture)
A field experiment to study the effect of seedlings planted out at 11, 15, 19 and 23 days after pricking out on the performance of Corchorus olitorius is reported. The 11-day old transplants gave the lowest percentage of surviving plants while the best establishment was from 23-day old transplants. The youngest transplants produced the highest total number of side shoots, marketable, edible and 'above ground' yields. The highest total dry weight was produced by the 19 day old transplants while the 15-day old transplants produced the largest leaf area but the lowest total number of shoots. The 23-day old seedlings flowered and set fruits earlier than the 11-day1343 old transplants. Positive linear correlation was established between: marketable yield and plant height; edible yield and marketable yield and number of side shoots; marketable yield and dry we
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