MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF ROW SPACING ON SUGAR BEET (BETA VULGARIS) WITH SUGARCANE (SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM L.) INTERCROPPING
Abstract
Abstract
Keeping in view the stirpcane and beet root yield in Pakistan, a research project was initiated at research area of Agricultural Research Institute Ratta Kulachi Dera Ismail Khan Pakistan during 2009-10 and 2010-11 to provide a practicable package of resource conservation technology to sugarcane and sugar beet growers under arid environment. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with factorial arrangement replicated four times. The sub plot size was 4.5m x 5m (22.5 m2). Approved sugarcane and sugar beet varieties “HSF-240” and “Antak” were used respectively in experiment. In this experiment three planting geometries 75 cm spaced single row strips, 30/90 cm spaced paired row strips, 30/120 cm spaced paired row strips and sugar beet was intercrop in sugarcane. Data were recorded on various growth and yield parameters like germination %, millable cane (m-2), sugar recovery %, stirpcane yield t ha-1, and sugar yield of sugarcane whereas beet germination %, number of beets (m2), beet sugar recovery %, and beet sugar yield t ha-1 were recorded in case of sugar beet. The pooled analysis of two years data (2009-2010 and 2010-2011) showed significant results regarding no of millable cane(m2), stirpcane yield t ha-1, cane sugar yield t ha-1. The maximum and economically feasible cane parameters were recorded at G2 (30/90 cm spaced paired row strips). The data regarding number of beets (m2), beet yield t ha-1 and beet sugar yield t ha-1 were found highly significant. The maximum and financially viable results were observed in G2 (30/90 cm spaced paired row strips).
