Investigating the Effects of Planting Density on Yield and Yield Components of Chickpea Under Spring Cultivation Conditions in Takhar Province, Afghanistan

Abstract

A factorial experiment was conducted as randomized complete blocks in three replications at the Agriculture Faculty research farm, Takhar University to quantify the effect of planting density and planting arrangement on some morphological traits. Experimental treatments included 15, 30, 45, and 60 cm row spacing. The harvest was done by hand when all the pods were yellow, and seeds were hard. At the time of the final harvest, ten bushes were randomly selected from each plot and used to determine the performance components (elevation of the bush, the number of pods per plant, the number of seeds per pod, the weight of 100 seeds, and the biological yield). The results showed that the effect of density on performance was not significant. The maximum yield of seeds in the planting arrangement of 30 to 45 cm row distance has been obtained at the rate of 935.76, and 996.15 kg per hectare. The maximum height of the plant was observed at the distance between the rows of 30 cm. The density decreased with increasing the distance between the planting rows from 30 to 45 cm. The number of pods increased from 14.44 to 16.33 pods per plant, i.e., 11.57 percent.