ISHS Acta Horticulturae 123: VI African Symposium on Horticultural Crops
EFFECTS OF SPACING ON THE YIELD OF LOCAL AND EXOTIC SPECIES OF EGG PLANT |
| Author: | J.O.S. Kogbe |
| Abstract:
Two experiments on the effect of spacing on the yields of two species of egg plant, Solanum spp. were carried out between 1975 and 1977 under supplementary irrigation at Ikenne Crop Research Station. The spacing treatments compared were 90 x 120cm, 90 x 60cm, 45 x 60cm and 45 x 45cm. In the local species, total fruit yield, number of fruits per plant and number of fruits per square metre increased with increase in spacing up to the widest spacing used but at this spacing response of total fruit yield was not significant. Average fruit weight was not affected by spacing. In the exotic species, total fruit yield increased up to 90 x 60cm spacing and then declined. Mean number of fruits per plant increased with spacing. In both species, fruit size and quality were not significantly affected by spacing. It is recommended that both the local and exotic species be planted at a spacing of 90 x 60cm. | |
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