Plant emergence in mother rhizome planting material was higher than primary and secondary finger planting material though the differences were not significant (Table 1). Plant height and tillers plant -1were maximum in mother rhizome plant material and both characters decreased significantly with each decrease in plant material size from mother rhizome to primary finger and from primary finger to secondary finger plant material (Table 1). LAI was maximum in mother rhizome plant material and both decreased with each decrease in plant material size (Table 1). Rashid et al.(1996) also obtained significantly more number of leaves plant -1 in turmeric with mother rhizome planting (27.2) as compared to primary (23.7) and secondary
(23.0) rhizomes, respectively.