Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli-415712.
The experiment was conducted from November, 1977 to August, 1979 to decide the optimum plant population per hectare of Kew pineapple for the konkan region of Maharashtra State. It revealed that though there was no significant effect of different spacings adopted on the growth of plants as judged by number of leaves and suckers and slips produced by the individual plants, the yield of fruits was significantly affected. The highest yield of 69.558 tonnes per hectare was produced by the spacing of 75x60x15 cm (84.656 plants/ha.) followed by 75x60x22.5 cm (56.437 plants/ha.). However, there was no significant difference in the yields of these two treatments. Therefore, considering the cost of planting material, fertilizers, harvesting and marketing, the spacing of 75x60x22.5 cm accommodating 56,437 plants per hectare is considered to be optimum for commercial cultivation of Kew pineapple.
