Effect of Planting Time and Spacing on Growth and Yield of Cabbage

An experiment was conducted at the farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207 during the period from October, 2010 to March, 2011 to study the effect of planting time and spacing on the growth and yield of cabbage. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications and includes three different planting times; T₁(7^th November), T₂(21^st November) and T₃ (5^th December) in 2010, and three different spacing; S₁ (60 cm×40 cm), S₂ (60 cm×45 cm) and S₃ (60 cm×50 cm). The results of the study revealed significant differences in terms of plant height, number of leaves plant⁻¹, number of non-wrapper leaves plant⁻¹, weight of plant, fresh weight of head plant⁻¹, diameter of head, thickness of head, dry matter of head plant⁻¹ and moisture content percentage. The highest fresh weight of head plant⁻¹ (1.36 kg) was recorded from T₁S₁ and the lowest fresh weight of head plant⁻¹ (0.4 kg) from T₃S₃. The spacing (60 cm×50 cm) and 21^st November planting time were found suitable for growth and yield of cabbage.