Abstract
A field experiment with three levels of spacing (40 x 20 cm, 40 x 30 cm and 40 x 40 cm) and two levels of mulching (mulch and non-mulch) was conducted to find out the effect of plant spacing and mulching on yield and profitability of lettuce cv. Green Wave at the Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District for the two consecutive years during 1999-00 and 2000-01. Plant spacing, mulching and their interaction showed significant effect on yield and yield components of lettuce. The highest fresh yield of lettuce was obtained from the closest spacing (40 x 20 cm) that was statistically similar to that recorded of medium spacing (40 x 30 cm) during both the years. Significantly higher fresh yield of lettuce was obtained from the mulched plants than that of unmulched plants. The highest yield (25.9 t/ha in 1999-00 and 28.3 t/ha in 2000-01 with an average of 27.10 t/ha) was observed in the spacing of 40 x 20 cm with mulch, which was statistically at par with the spacing of 40 x 30 cm with mulch. The results also revealed that higher Gross Return (Tk. 216, 800.00) was obtained from the closest spacing in combination with mulch followed by medium spacing (40 x 30 cm) with mulch (Tk. 210, 160.00). The treatment combination of 40 x 30 cm spacing and mulching gave the highest benefit cost ratio (8.84). But the benefit cost ratio (4.22) from the treatment combination of 40 x 20 cm spacing and mulching was less due to the involvement of higher seedling cost. Key words: Spacing, mulching, lettuce, yield, profitability.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Plant spacing, mulching and their interaction significantly affected yield and yield components of lettuce.
- Taxon
- lettuce
Lactuca sativae0 - Material
- cv. Green Wavee0
- Treatment
- Plant spacing, mulchinge1
- Outcome
- yield and yield componentse1
- Setting
- Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill Districte0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“lettuce cv. Green Wave at the Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District”
e1“Plant spacing, mulching and their interaction showed significant effect on yield and yield components of lettuce”
Claim · model-written summary
Closest spacing (40 x 20 cm) gave the highest fresh lettuce yield, statistically similar to 40 x 30 cm in both years.
- Taxon
- lettuceLactuca sativae0
- Treatment
- closest spacing (40 x 20 cm)e1
- Outcome
- fresh yielde1
- Direction
- higheste1
- Qualifier
- statistically similare1
- Comparator
- medium spacing (40 x 30 cm)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lettuce cv. Green Wave at the Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District”
e1“The highest fresh yield of lettuce was obtained from the closest spacing (40 x 20 cm) that was statistically similar to that recorded of medium spacing (40 x 30 cm) during both the years”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulched lettuce plants gave significantly higher fresh yield than unmulched plants.
- Taxon
- lettuceLactuca sativae0
- Treatment
- mulched plantse2
- Outcome
- fresh yielde2
- Direction
- highere2
- Comparator
- unmulched plantse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lettuce cv. Green Wave at the Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District”
e2“Significantly higher fresh yield of lettuce was obtained from the mulched plants than that of unmulched plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Closest spacing with mulch gave a higher gross return (Tk. 216, 800.00) than 40 x 30 cm with mulch.
- Taxon
- lettuceLactuca sativae0
- Treatment
- closest spacing in combination with mulche4
- Outcome
- Gross Returne4
- Direction
- highere4
- Value
- Tk. 216, 800.00e4
- Comparator
- medium spacing (40 x 30 cm) with mulche4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lettuce cv. Green Wave at the Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District”
e4“higher Gross Return (Tk. 216, 800.00) was obtained from the closest spacing in combination with mulch followed by medium spacing (40 x 30 cm) with mulch (Tk. 210, 160.00)”
Claim · model-written summary
40 x 30 cm spacing with mulching gave the highest benefit cost ratio (8.84).
- Taxon
- lettuceLactuca sativae0
- Treatment
- 40 x 30 cm spacing and mulchinge5
- Outcome
- benefit cost ratioe5
- Direction
- higheste5
- Value
- 8.84e5
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lettuce cv. Green Wave at the Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District”
e5“The treatment combination of 40 x 30 cm spacing and mulching gave the highest benefit cost ratio (8.84)”
Claim · model-written summary
40 x 20 cm spacing with mulching gave a lower benefit cost ratio (4.22) than the other combination, due to higher seedling cost.
- Taxon
- lettuceLactuca sativae0
- Treatment
- 40 x 20 cm spacing and mulchinge6
- Outcome
- benefit cost ratioe6
- Direction
- lesse6
- Value
- 4.22e6
- Qualifier
- due to the involvement of higher seedling coste6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“lettuce cv. Green Wave at the Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District”
e6“But the benefit cost ratio (4.22) from the treatment combination of 40 x 20 cm spacing and mulching was less due to the involvement of higher seedling cost”
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