Chattopadhay et al.(1993) reported that plant spacing of 30 cm x 20 cm gave significantly more (17.1) fingers plant-1 in turmeric than plant spacing of 20 cm x 15 cm (10.40) at Cooch Behar, West Bengal. Rashid et al. (1996) at Barisal (Bangladesh) and Shashidhar & Sulikeri (1996) at Dharwad (Karnataka) also reported similar findings. The effect of plant density on weight of mother, primary and secondary rhizomes was significant. Increase in plant spacing increased the weight of mother, primary and secondary rhizomes during both the years (Table 3).