Abstract
Development of recommendation on appropriate plant spacing is one of the important agronomic practices to increase the productivity of lettuce. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted to assess the response of Tesfa Mekelle lettuce variety to different inter and intra row...
Highlights
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) an annual leafy herb belongs to the family Compositae is one of the most popular salad crops and occupies the largest production area among salad crops in the world
When the inter row spacing was kept constant at 60cm leaf number per plant increased by about 41% and 24% compared to 30cm and 40cm intra row spacing respectively
The results of the present study revealed that intra and inter row spacing markedly affected biomass yield, leaf number and leaf width of lettuce
Summary
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) an annual leafy herb belongs to the family Compositae is one of the most popular salad crops and occupies the largest production area among salad crops in the world. It is popular for its delicate, crispy texture and slightly bitter taste with milky juice as fresh condition. This study was initiated with the objective of assessing the effect of different intra and inter-row spacing on growth and yield of the newly released lettuce variety
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