Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Effect of planting densities on fruiting characteristics of Pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. ] cv. Mauritius
Author(s): VSSV Prasanna and N Bhowmick
Abstract: Pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] is one of the most important commercial fruit crops of the family Bromeliaceae in the world. In West Bengal, Kew is being grown as commercial cultivar mainly for Processing purpose. Monoculture with one cultivar since a long time invites different problems of cultivation. So, a cultivar Mauritius exclusively grown for table purpose has been introduced to West Bengal. The density of the planting stands to be the one of the most important factors in India. Though much work has been carried out on optimum spacing of pineapple cv Kew, in West Bengal mainly in Terai zone, no reference has been reported for the spacing of Pineapple cv. Mauritius. To standardise spacing for pineapple cv. Mauritius in Terai zone of West Bengal, the present experiment was conducted in instructional farm of Pomology and Post-harvest Technology, UBKV, Pundibari during 2016-2018. Results revealed that when different spacing’s ranging from 64000 plants/ha to 29,630 plants/ha were used, there was significant difference among 7 treatments for yield and quality. Highest fruit yield with crown (52.59t/ha) was observed in the treatment with higher spacing of 64,000 plants/ha (T1) and highest fruit weight with crown (1290g) was observed in the treatment with lower spacing of 29,630 plants/ha (T7).
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VSSV Prasanna, N Bhowmick. Effect of planting densities on fruiting characteristics of Pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. ] cv. Mauritius. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):1773-1776.
