Effect of spacing and thinning date on the yield of broadcast nakati

Spacing <strong>and</strong> <strong>thinning</strong> <strong>date</strong> on the yield <strong>of</strong> broadcast nakati
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Table 2. <strong>Effect</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>spacing</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>thinning</strong> <strong>date</strong> for broadcast nakati on its leaf area per plant in central Ug<strong>and</strong>a.
Spacing (cm) Thinning <strong>date</strong> (weeks after emergence)
2 3 4 Mean
20 x 20 1690 2206 2163 2020
15 x 15 1289 2419 1460 1723
10 x 10 1169 2013 1662 1615
5 x 5 1057 1145 1292 1165
Mean 1301 1946 1644
S.E.D 997
<strong>Effect</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>thinning</strong> on canopy height <strong>and</strong> leaf area per plant.
Canopy height was not significantly different for the
unthinned <strong>and</strong> the thinned nakati plants. Neither was this
parameter influenced by the <strong>thinning</strong> <strong>date</strong> x <strong>spacing</strong>
treatment combinations. In central Ug<strong>and</strong>a, nakati height
at maturity is an important aspect <strong>of</strong> its growth because a
certain length <strong>of</strong> the stem is desirable to facilitate tying
the crop into bundles <strong>of</strong> a certain size, locally called
‘eng<strong>and</strong>a’
Both plant <strong>spacing</strong> <strong>and</strong> time <strong>of</strong> <strong>thinning</strong> had a
significant effect on the size <strong>of</strong> the leaves (P