Kashif Waseem
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, D. I. Khan NWFP, Pakistan
Mohammad Amjad Nadeem
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, D. I. Khan NWFP, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
The enhancement of spinach production was evaluated by varying sowing dates, row spacings and frequency of cuttings. The data were checked on two aspects of spinach i.e. fresh foliage yield and dried foliage yield (Kg ha-1). The analysis of the trial didnt show the significant variations in case of different sowing dates. However, the maximum fresh foliage as well as dried weight was obtained from October sowing (2082.78 and 207.78 Kg ha-1) respectively. While both the other factors i.e. row spacings and different cuttings revealed significant differences for fresh and dried yield of spinach. Broadcast (S1) and third cutting (C3) gave the highest fresh foliage yield i.e. 2157.59 and 2329.44 Kg ha-1, respectively. Maximum dried weight of spinach (212.37 and 222.61 Kg ha-1) was also obtained from these two levels i.e. broadcasting (S1) and third cutting (C3). More yield from broadcasting and third cutting might be due to high plant stand per unit area, favourable temperature and climate for the spinach growth.
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Kashif Waseem and Mohammad Amjad Nadeem, 2001. Enhancement of Spinach Production by Varying Sowing Dates, Row Spacing and Frequency of Cuttings. Journal of Biological Sciences, 1: 902-904.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.902.904
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2001.902.904
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.902.904
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2001.902.904
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- Waseem, K., A. Ghafoor, R.U. Khan and M.A. Nadeem, 2000. Effect of sowing dates and row spacing on the yield of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 3: 822-823.
CrossRefDirect Link - Waseem, K., A. Ghaffoor, R.U. Khan, M.A. Nadeem and S. Ali, 2001. Production of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) as affected by different row spacings and frequency of cuttings. J. Biological Sci., 1: 332-333.
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