Effect of Different Planting Methods and Spacing on Growth, Yield and Quality of Round Red Radish (Raphanus sativus) CV. Scarlet Globe

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at Vegetable research farm, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Prayagraj- 211007 (U. P.) India. During the period from December 2021 to February 2022 on the topic “effect of different planting methods and spacing on growth, yield and quality of round red radish (Raphanus sativus L.) C.V. Scarlet globe”. The experiment was laid out in Factorial Randomised Block Design (FRBD) with 13 treatments and 3 replications. The seeds were sown on four different planting methods viz., flat bed, raised bed, sunken bed and ridge bed with different plant spacings of 5 cm × 5 cm, 10 cm × 10 cm and 15 cm × 15 cm. The result showed that all the growth parameters like plant height (cm), leaf area (cm2), root diameter (cm) and chlorophyll content (SPAD-502) were found maximum in treatment T6 (15 x 15 cm+ raised bed). Whereas other parameters like the number of leaves (11.00) and crop yield (78.61q/ha) were found maximum in closer spacing treatment T4 (5x 5 cm + raised bed).In terms of quality parameters, TSS (3.8°Brix) and Ascorbic acid (5.5 mg/100 g) were observed in treatment T5 (10x 10 cm + raised bed).