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ABSTRACT The present investigation was carried out at Banana Research Station, Nanded. "Studies on plant geometry and levels of potassium on growth, yield and quality of banana (Musa acuminata L.)", for two trial years. In the present experiment, there were four main treatments of plant density, viz. D1 (1.5 m x 1.2 m), D2 (1.5 m x 1.5 m), D3 (1.5 m x 1.8 m) and D4 (1.5 m x 2.1 m), three sub- treatment of potassium levels, viz. K1 (100 g K2 O/plant), K2 (200 g K2O/plant), K3 (300 g K2O/plant) and thus comprising twelve treatment combinations. From the results obtained in the present investigation, it can be revealed that the vigorous vegetative growth in terms of plant height, were the highest in plants with plant density 1.5 m x 2.1 m followed by plant density 1.5 m x 1.8 m, while in case of different potassium levels the vegetative growth were the highest in plants with application of 300 g K2O/plant followed by 200 g K2O/plant. In interaction, the plant density 1.5 m x 2.1 m with combination of 300 g K2O/plant as well as 200 g K2O/plant showed the highest vegetative growth and number of leaves.