Table 8.
Effects of green manures and rates on mean plant height (cm) and stem diameter (cm).
| Plant height (cm) |
Stem diameter (cm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks after planting | Weeks after planting | |||||
| Treatments | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| CAL 6 t.ha−1 | 19.4 | 51.2 | 128.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| CAL 3 t.ha−1 | 14.8 | 40.9 | 112.9 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| PAN 6 t.ha−1 | 12.4 | 31.7 | 99.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| PAN 3 t.ha−1 | 12.0 | 31.1 | 92.0 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CONTROL | 13.8 | 44.8 | 145.6 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| MEAN | 14.5 | 40.0 | 115.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| LSD Treat (5%) | 12.1*** | 0.4*** | ||||
| LSD Samreg (5%) | 9.4*** | 0.3*** | ||||
| CV (%) | 6.2 | 6.5 | ||||
LSD Treat = least significant difference between the treatments; LSD Samreg = least significant difference between the sampling regimes; CV = coefficient of variation; *** = significant at p < 0.001; CAL (Calopogonium-pueraria mixture), PAN (Panicum), and Control, amended with NPK 15:15:15 at 200 kg.Nha−1.