Cassava occupies an important position among root crops; therefore it was important to study the impact of different planting times with respect to different intervals of harvesting time as the crop offers a flexible harvesting period. The experiment was carried out at Coastal Agricultural Research Station (Bhawani) of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council during the years 2007-2009. The cuttings were planted in March & December (2007) and harvested at four different intervals (8, 12, 18 and 24 months). The crop showed better performance with respect to sprouting percentage and most of the other parameters of growth when planted in March as compared to December. Plants of March plantation showed maximum growth. The parameters under investigation showed great variation both with respect to time of plantation and different intervals of harvesting period. Maximum total fresh root weight per plant and yield / hectare (tons) was obtained when plantation was carried out in March and harvested at 18 & 24 months of growth. In December plantation yield was substantially low.
Javaid Akhtar, S.A.R. Kazmi, Abdul Hameed Solangi. (2013) EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PLANTING AND HARVESTING TIMES ON YIELD AND YIELD RELATED TRAITS OF CASSAVA (MANIHOT ESCULENTA CRANTZ) IN COASTAL AREA OF BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN, , Volume 10, Issue 4.
