Effect of Inter Row and Intra Row Spacing on Yield and Yield Components of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.) in Northern Ethiopia

  Gebrelibanos Gebremariam,  Fiseha Baraki

A field experiment was carried out during 2015 at Humera Agricultural Research Center, Humera, Ethiopia, to evaluate the growing performance of mung bean under varying inter-row and intra-row spacing. The experiment was arranged in a split plot design with three replications. The treatments included four inter row spacing (20 cm, 25 cm, 30 cm 35 cm and 40 cm) were randomized in the main plots and four intra-row spacing (5 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm, and 20 cm) randomized in the sub-plots. Data on traits such as plant height at maturity, number of branches per plant, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, 1000-seed weight and seed yield were recorded. Results indicated significant interaction effect of inter row and intra row spacing on days to 50% maturity number of pods per plant, plant height and seed yield. On the other hand number of branches per plant, number of seeds per pod and 1000-seed weight were not significantly affected by the interaction effect of inter and intra row spacing. Maximum seed yield was obtaining in inter row and intra row spacing of 30 cm and 5 cm respectively while maximum plant height was recorded in inter row spacing of 40cm and intra row spacing of 5 cm. As a result of main effect, the highest number of branches and seeds per plant were recorded at 40 cm inter row spacing. The main effect of intra row spacing was also significant on number of seeds per pod and 1000-seed weight with the maximum values recorded at 20 cm spacing. To conclude, 30 cm inter row spacing and 5 cm intra row spacing would be the best spacing for maximum yield achievement.

Keywords- Mung bean, inter row, intra row, interaction, yield components

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1801058
Page Number(s) - 348-352
Pubished in - Volume 6 | Issue 1 | January 2018
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Gebrelibanos Gebremariam,  Fiseha Baraki,   "Effect of Inter Row and Intra Row Spacing on Yield and Yield Components of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.) in Northern Ethiopia", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.6, Issue 1, pp.348-352, January 2018, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1801058.pdf