EFFECT OF SPACING ON GROWTH AND YIELD PERFORMANCE OFZINGIBER OFFICINALEROSC. IN VERTISOLS OF CHHATTISGARHJiwan Lal and M.N. NaugraiyAbstract Zingiber officinaleRosc. was cultivated at three plant spacing viz; S-1 (30 x 20cm), S-2 (30 x 25cm) and S-3 (30x 30cm) in vertisols at research farm of IGKV, Raipur (C.G.) in 2018-19. The soil was found very rich inorganic matter and other nutrients i.e., 0.67% organic carbon, 166.2 kg N ha-1, 9.7 kg P ha-1 and 544.8 kg k ha-1. The PAR was recorded in ginger crop in range of 187.69-1003.63 μmol s-1 m-2. The average temperaturewas recorded in range of 23.65-32.65 oC. The average relative humidity was recorded in range of 36.00-96.00 %. However impact of crop spacing on yield of highest fresh weight of ginger was received 26.97 q ha-1in S-2 (30x25cm) spacing as compare to S-1 (24.58 q ha-1) and S-3 (14.82 q ha-1). The minimum fresh weightyield of ginger received in S-3 (30x30cm) spacing |