The present study was carried out to observe the effect of methods of planting and planting density on growth and yield parameters of banana cv. Williams (Ratoon-I) during 2022-23. The experiment was laid out in the Randomized Complete Block Design with eight treatments which were replicated thrice. A significant difference among the different treatments in growth parameters was observed. The results revealed that, among the various treatments, T4 (Single row - 2.4×1.8 m), had highest values for pseudostem height (204.53 cm), pseudostem girth (67.73 cm), the number of functional leaves (14.80) and leaf area (18.58 m2). The yield parameters like bunch weight was highest in T4 (29.40 kg), bunch weight kg/hill in T6 (33.37 kg) and yield per hectare in T8 (91.39 t/ha).

Banana, Williams, Method of planting, Planting density, Growth and Yield

Among different treatments evaluated for growth parameters the treatment T4 (Single row - 2.4×1.8 m) and T3 (Single row- 2.1×1.8 m) had highest values for pseudostem height, pseudostem girth, the number of functional leaves and leaf area. For yield parameters, the highest bunch weight per plant was recorded in T4 (Single row - 2.4×1.8 m) bunch weight per hill in T6 (3 plants per hill - 2.7×1.8×0.3 m) and yield per hectare was recorded in treatment T8 (Paired row with zig-zag- 2.1×1.2×1.2 m).

Lakshman Naika R., Anil I. Sabarad, Kanthraju V., Suhasini Jalawadi and Kirankumar Gorabal (2023). Effect of Methods of Planting and Planting Density on Vegetative and Yield Parameters in Banana cv. Williams (Ratoon-I). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(12): 375-377.