EFFECT OF PLANT DENSITIES ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF GLADIOLUS

The study was conducted at the Horticultural Farm of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from October 2007 to June 2008 to find out the effect of spacing on growth, production and shelf life of gladiolus. The experiment consisted of spacing (3 levels) such as S₁: 25 cm × 15 cm; S₂: 25 cm × 20 cm and S₃: 25 cm × 25 cm. The experiment was placed out following Randomized Complete Block Design having three replications. In case of plant densities the highest flowering plant (93.67%), yield of corm (17.06 t/ha) and yield of cormel (14.08 t/ha) was recorded from S₂ and the lowest was recorded from S₁. This is a promising finding for gladiolus farmers cultivating in similar climatic condition.