Vol. 8, Issue 11, Part M (2024)

The field experiment was conducted during autumn-winter (September to January) season of 2023-24 at Department of Horticulture, College of Horticulture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani, Maharashtra (431402), India. Treatments comprised of three planting dates viz., D1- 30^th September, D2- 15^th October, D3- 30^th October and three spacing viz., S1- 60 x 45 cm, S2- 60 x 60 cm, S3-60 x 75 cm, were assessed in factorial randomized block design with three replications. The broccoli transplanted on 30^th September reported significantly maximum yield of main curd per hectare (11.83 t), yield of lateral curd per hectare (7.67 t), total yield (19.50 t ha^-1), while wider spacing S3- 60 x 75 cm showed higher yield components like yield of main curd per hectare (11.61 t), yield of lateral curd per hectare (6.74 t), total yield (18.35 t ha^-1), and maximum plant height (68.42) were recorded from a closer spacing of S1- 60 x 45 cm. Treatment combination D1S1 (30^th September 2023 with a spacing of 60 cm x 45 cm) recorded maximum plant height (72.72) and yield of main curd per hectare (13.58 t), yield of lateral curd per hectare (8.58), total yield (22.16 t ha^-1). Whereas, treatment combination D1S1 (30^th September 2023 with a spacing of 60 cm x 45 cm) recorded minimum days required for 50% curd initiation (44.13). D1S3 (30^th September 2023 with a spacing of 60 cm x 75 cm recorded highest number of leaves per plant (24.95), stem diameter (47.17), leaf area (702.16) and diameter of main curd (19.09).