Abstract:
Present experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Farm of the Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural University, Dhaka, during the period from March to July 2007. The
experiment consisted with two factors. Factor A: Four plant spacing viz. S
1 : 50 cm
x
30 cm, S2: 50 cm
x
40 cm, S3
: 50 cm
x
50 cm and S
4
: 50 cm
x
60 cm and factor
B: Three harvesting intervals viz. H
1 : 10 days, 1
-12:
15 days and H3: 20 days. In case
of plant spacing, the longest plant (34.48 cm), maximum number of branches
(6.25) and the highest yield (22.69t/ha) was recorded from S
3
while all the above
parameter was lowest at S
1
. For harvesting intervals, the longest plant at harvest
(41.63 cm), maximum number of branches per plant (6.01) and the highest yield
(21.57 t/ha) was recorded from 11
2 and was the lowest at H1
. For combined effect,
the longest plant (44.45 cm). maximum number of branches per plant (6.48) and
the highest yield
(23.73
t/ha) was from S3
14
2
and all the above parameters were
lowest at S1 H1
. So. 50 cmx 50 cm plant spacing and harvesting interval of 15 days
were more effective for growth and yield of Indian Spinach.
