Performance of sugarbeet under different planting densities
2005
Usmanikhail, M.U.A. | Majeedano, H.I. | Rajper, S. | Talpur, S. | Soomro,,Agriculture Research Inst., Tandojam (Pakistan)
Different planting densities were examined to investigate theireffects on the performance of sugar beet at the experimental fields ofSugarcane Section, Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam during 2003-2004. Sugar beet was cultivated in a four replicated with RandomizedComplete Block Design (RCBD) maintaining three plant populations i.e.67000, 83000 and 111000 plants ha-1. All growth, beet root yield andquality parameters were significantly influenced by plant, populations.When sugar beet crop was maintained at 83000 or 111000 plants ha-1showed significantly promising results regarding beet root yield andsugar content as compared to 67000 plants ha-1. Thus, 83000 plants ha-1was considered optimum planting density, where the crop showed higherlength (54.90 cm), with more number of leaves (18.99), better beet rootyield (84.357 t ha-1), higher brix (18.25 %) and recovery (10.24 %), whilevertical diameter (25.63 cm), horizontal diameter (16.17 m) and single beetroot weight (4.20 kg) were greater under lower plant population of 67000plants ha-1, mainly due to more space available for each plant to receivegreater quantities of moisture and nutrients, while higher yields under83000 plants ha-1 were associated with proper number of plants per unitarea. It was concluded that sugar beet cultivar Kaweterma may beplanted under plant population of 83000 plants ha-1 for obtainingmaximum performance under soil and climatic conditions of Tandojam.
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