Effect of Spacing on the Performance of native honeybee forage, Becium grandiflorum at Remeda station, Sidama National Regional State, Ethiopia

This study was carried out to compare and analyze how spacing influenced the performance of Becium grandiflorum bee forage plant in Remeda site intending to find the most appropriate spacing for optimum flower production. The effect of four spacing viz: ۰.۱m×۱m, ۱m×۱m, ۱.۵m×۱m, and ۲m×۱m was evaluated. The experiment was laid out with a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) replicated three times. Data were taken on four parameters viz: plant height, branch number, flower number, and canopy cover. The result shows that spacing has a great effect on the performance of Becium grandiflorum. Spacing (S۱), (۲×۱m) gave the highest flower number (۵۱۰±۳۰.۳۹ cm), branch number (۲۳±۲.۲۷cm), and canopy cover (۲۰۱.۳±۸.۱۷cm). There was a significant difference in the canopy cover per plant between spacing (S۱) with the mean value of (۲۰۱.۳±۸.۱۷cm) and spacing (S۴) with the mean value of (۱۲۸.۳±۱.۰۲cm). Based on the findings of the study, the ۲x۱m spacing was recommended for local farmers for maximum flora production.This study was carried out to compare and analyze how spacing influenced the performance of Becium grandiflorum bee forage plant in Remeda site intending to find the most appropriate spacing for optimum flower production. The effect of four spacing viz: ۰.۱m×۱m, ۱m×۱m, ۱.۵m×۱m, and ۲m×۱m was evaluated. The experiment was laid out with a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) replicated three times. Data were taken on four parameters viz: plant height, branch number, flower number, and canopy cover. The result shows that spacing has a great effect on the performance of Becium grandiflorum. Spacing (S۱), (۲×۱m) gave the highest flower number (۵۱۰±۳۰.۳۹ cm), branch number (۲۳±۲.۲۷cm), and canopy cover (۲۰۱.۳±۸.۱۷cm). There was a significant difference in the canopy cover per plant between spacing (S۱) with the mean value of (۲۰۱.۳±۸.۱۷cm) and spacing (S۴) with the mean value of (۱۲۸.۳±۱.۰۲cm). Based on the findings of the study, the ۲x۱m spacing was recommended for local farmers for maximum flora production.

کلیدواژه ها:

Bee forage ، Flower number ، Becium grandiflorum