RT Journal Article
T1 Effect of different rhizome types and sizes on growth and yield of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)
A1 Shaukat, Muhammad Bilal
A1 Afzal, Zarsha
A1 Majeed, Yasir
A1 Munir, Hassan
A1 Kanwal, Iqra
A1 Kousar, Amina
T2 Journal of Horticultural Science & Technology
AB Curcuma longa L. is known as spice crop and have important medicinal properties due to presence of bioactive compounds. This study was carried out to determine the effect of mother and finger rhizomes size on growth and yield of turmeric. Rhizomes with three different sizes were used viz., T1: mother rhizome 15-25 g, T2: mother rhizome 25-35 g, T3: mother rhizome 35-45 g, T4: finger rhizome <10 g, T5: finger rhizome 15-25 g and T6: finger rhizome 25-35 g. This experiment was arranged according to randomized complete block design with three replications. Results showed that treatment T3 (mother rhizome 34-45 g) produced maximum plant height (82.57 cm), stem diameter (17.39 mm), number of tillers (10.31), number of leaves (16.04), leaf area (73.21 cm²), total number of rhizomes (28.01), number of primary rhizome (11.70), number of secondary rhizome (21.45), yield per plant (345.06 g/plant), rhizome length (25.93 mm), rhizome diameter (22.53 mm), and 8.11% curcumin content while the seedling emergence percentage was non-significant for all the treatments.
FD 2021
YR 2021
DO https://doi.org/10.46653/jhst2143096
VO 4
IS 3
SP 96
OP 101
JO J. Hortic. Sci. Technol.
LA English
SN 2664-9489
UL https://www.pshsciences.org/publications/jhst/issues/4-3/2021-096/