Agronomy journal, Vol. 68 No. 4, 2006.
Original scientific paper
INFLUENCE OF SIZE AND SHAPE OF VETETAQTION SPACE ON YIELD OF CELERIAC CULTIVARS APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. RAPACEUM (MILL.) IN VRANA AREA
Željko Golem
; Edvina Androvića 19, 23000 Zadar
Ružica Lešić
; Stačićeva 13, 10000 Zagreb
Dean Ban
orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-637X
; Institut za poljoprivredu i turizam
Ivanka Žutić
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Abstract
Celeriac, its globe shaped root and leaves. Is widely used as a fresh vegetable and for processing In order to introduce this crop into the Vrana area the growing methods and cultivars were investigated for two years.
Young plants of the cultivars Nemona, Volltreffer and Praški orijaš were produced in a glasshouse in blocks of 5x5x5 cm. They werw planted in bands of two rows spacing of 60 x20 and 50x20 cm a 20 cm besides three band plantings 60+30, 60+30+30 and 60+30+30+30 cm and 20 cm between plants with 5 replication. That means 8.3, 10.0, 11.1, 12.5, and 13.3, plants/m2.
Two years average yield of marketable root (more than 6 cm diameter) was 35.67 with cultivar Volltreffer, 31.57 Nemona and 25.62 t/ha with Praški orijaš. On the contrary, leaves yield was greatest with Praški orijaš 23.90, besides Volltreffer 15.45 and Nemona 9.17 t/ha. Increasing plant number from 8.3 to 10 per m2 with planting in 50 cm versus 60 cm rows, root yield was greater for 28 % in average for two years and 3 cultivars. Further increase of plant number/m2 in band planting was not justified in respect of root yield.
With all three celeriac cultivars leaves yield is increasing with increasing plant number and in planting in 4 row band was the greatest.
As a results of this experiment for Vrana area might be recomanded the cultivar Volltreffer with 10 plants/m2.
Keywords
Celeriac; cultivar; yield; spacing size
Hrčak ID:
20454
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Publication date:
4.9.2006.
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