Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing.
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a staple food crop worldwide, contributing significantly to food security and economic stability in many regions. One factor that significantly influences potato productivity and quality is plant spacing which is the distance between individual plants within a crop plan...
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| description | Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a staple food crop worldwide, contributing significantly to food security and economic stability in many regions. One factor that significantly influences potato productivity and quality is plant spacing which is the distance between individual plants within a crop plantation. Optimizing plant spacing can potentially enhance photosynthetic efficiency, improve nutrient uptake, and reduce competition among plants, thereby impacting yield and quality attributes. The study aimed at evaluating the effect of spacing on potato yields and quality attributes. The study used a randomized complete block design with replications and data was collected on plant height, leaf area index, yields, and quality. It was found that spacing has a significant effect on plant height and leaf area index but an insignificant effect on yields and quality which implied that there are other factors that affect quality and yield beyond spacing. Therefore, it was recommended that farmers practice spacing since plant height was associated with high yields but there was a need for participatory sharing of experiences by experts, traditional farmers, and extension workers to make informed decisions on the optimal spacing. |
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| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-28142025-01-17T00:00:26Z Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. Ekyatuheire, Maryusita Response Yield Quality Attributes Plant Spacing potato Growing Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a staple food crop worldwide, contributing significantly to food security and economic stability in many regions. One factor that significantly influences potato productivity and quality is plant spacing which is the distance between individual plants within a crop plantation. Optimizing plant spacing can potentially enhance photosynthetic efficiency, improve nutrient uptake, and reduce competition among plants, thereby impacting yield and quality attributes. The study aimed at evaluating the effect of spacing on potato yields and quality attributes. The study used a randomized complete block design with replications and data was collected on plant height, leaf area index, yields, and quality. It was found that spacing has a significant effect on plant height and leaf area index but an insignificant effect on yields and quality which implied that there are other factors that affect quality and yield beyond spacing. Therefore, it was recommended that farmers practice spacing since plant height was associated with high yields but there was a need for participatory sharing of experiences by experts, traditional farmers, and extension workers to make informed decisions on the optimal spacing. 2025-01-16T16:48:02Z 2025-01-16T16:48:02Z 2024 Thesis Ekyatuheire, Maryusita (2024). Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2814 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University |
| spellingShingle | Response Yield Quality Attributes Plant Spacing potato Growing Ekyatuheire, Maryusita Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. |
| title | Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. |
| title_full | Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. |
| title_fullStr | Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. |
| title_short | Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. |
| title_sort | response of yield and quality attributes to plant spacing in potato growing |
| topic | Response Yield Quality Attributes Plant Spacing potato Growing |
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