Date Palm Production Practices and Constraints in the Value Chain in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 4

Propagation methods, spacing, and planting season of date palm in the study area.

Category	Frequency of HHs ()	%
Propagation method
Seed propagation	106	90.6
Vegetative propagation (offshoot)	11	9.4
Plant spacing
10 m × 8 m	6	5.1
8 m × 8 m	23	19.7
≤6 m × 4 m	88	75.2
Planting season
Spring	82	70.1
Autumn	22	18.8
Summer	13	11.1

Note. : number of respondent households; HHs: household heads.