Vol. 9, Issue 1, Part D (2025)

A field experiment was conducted during the late rabi season of 2022-23 at the College of Horticulture, Bagalkot. The experiment was laid out in a factorial RCBD with two replications, comprising six levels of planting geometry and three levels of major nutrients, resulting in two treatment combinations. The treatment combination in growth parameters like S₆F₃ recorded maximum vine length (216.70 cm), number of branches per vine (7.00) and days to first flowering and days to 50 percent flowering, the treatment S₁F₂ (35.63) was recorded lowest days to first flowering, while treatment S₂F₂ (38.67 days) recorded the minimum days to 50 percent flowering. For days to first harvest, the treatments S₁F₃ (59.20) was recorded lowest the number of days. The highest days taken to last harvest was observed in planting geometry S₆F₃ with (108.12) days. Which is considered to be the best combination and optimum dose in comparison to the other treatment combinations for higher growth. However, yield parameters like number of female flowers per vine (8.60), number of fruits per vine (6.39), average fruit weight (610.74 g), highest fruit yield per vine (3.48 kg), fruit yield per plot (41.40 kg) and fruit yield per hectare was recorded in S₃F₃ (38.34 t/ha).