Analysis of the Effect of Planting Depths on the Growth and Yield of Carrots.
The study evaluated the effect of different planting depths on the growth and yield of carrots in Kabale University, Kabale Municipality. It was guided by the following objectives; To examine the effect of different planting depths on the growth of carrots in Kabale Municipality and To determine t...
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Kabale University
2024
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2611 |
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| Summary: | The study evaluated the effect of different planting depths on the growth and yield of carrots in Kabale University, Kabale Municipality. It was guided by the following objectives; To examine the effect of different planting depths on the growth of carrots in Kabale Municipality and To determine the effect of different planting depths on the yield quality of carrots. Primary Cultivation was done manually using a hand hoe to till a land with a size of 10 x10m2. The land was left for two weeks before secondary cultivation was done. Two weeks after primary cultivation, secondary tillage was also carried out using a hand hoe and forked hoe. This process buried weeds and crop residues in the soil. Cultivation was done to the required depth while breaking the clods to form a fine seedbed. A Randomized Complete Block Design having two replications was used in this study. The treatments comprising different planting depths used in this study included: 0.6, 1.6, and 2.6 cm. The depth of 0.6 cm is referred to in this work as shallow while 1.6 and 2.6 cm are the normal and deep planting depths, respectively. The sowing of the carrot seeds was done using the recommended spacing of 30cm × 10cm. The sowing depths indicated in the treatment structure above were used based on the treatment, that is, shallow depth (0.6 cm), normal depth (1.6cm), and deep depth (2.6cm). Mulching was done using dry couch grasses, which were used to avoid germination of the fresh ones into weeds. The grasses were laid on the soil surface immediately after sowing to reduce the amount of solar radiation directly reaching the soil surface. Weeding was done manually using a hand hoe and hand pulling of the weeds from the plots. Harvesting was done on 10th June 2024 using a hoe. Harvesting was done after 94 days (3months) of planting .218kg of carrots were harvested. Washing of the carrots was done after harvesting to remove the soil such that it can be attracted by the buyer. Carrots were sorted according to size; big carrots were put in its own suck and the small ones in another suck. The big carrots weighed 140kg and the small ones weighed 78kg. The results from data analysis showed that planting depth had an effect on the carrot root diameter. |
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