The effects of intra and inter-row spaces and planting pattern on the yield components, seed and oil yield of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.)

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Authors

• Javad Shabahang ¹
• Surur Khorramdel ¹
• GhorbanAli Asadi ¹
• Elaheh Mirabi ²
• Hossein Nemati ³

¹ Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

³ Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

10.22067/jag.v2i3.7656

Abstract

In order to study the effects of intra and inter-row spaces and planting pattern on the yield components, seed and oil yield of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.), a field experiment was conducted as split-split plot based on randomized block design with three replications during 2009-2010 at the Agricultural Research Station of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. Two levels of inter-row space (1 and 2 m), two levels of intra-row space (20 and 40 cm) and two planting patterns (one and two ways) were allocated to main, sub and sub-sub plots, respectively. The results indicated that the effect of inter-row space on number of seeds per ha-1 was significant (p

Keywords

• Competition
• Medicinal plant
• Reproductive growth
• Vegetative growth

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