Table 8.
Effect of organic and inorganic amendments on yield attributes and yields of rice and wheat crops.
| Treatments | Rice | Wheat | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panicle length (cm) | Spikelet fertility (%) | Grains panicle−1 | 1000 grain weight (g) | Grain yield (t ha−1) | Length of spike (cm) | Grains spike−1 | 1000 grain weight (g) | Grain yield (t ha−1) | |
| T1 | 21.30 | 73.2 | 114.30 | 22.22 | 4.21 | 13.08 | 30.95 | 32.0 | 1.86 |
| T2 | 25.37 | 87.5 | 132.22 | 26.62 | 5.27 | 18.78 | 33.70 | 41.8 | 3.25 |
| T3 | 23.52 | 76.3 | 126.02 | 24.62 | 4.50 | 16.85 | 30.95 | 38.5 | 2.43 |
| T4 | 23.77 | 81.2 | 129.62 | 23.55 | 4.70 | 17.20 | 32.20 | 30.4 | 2.47 |
| T5 | 25.37 | 85.3 | 138.05 | 25.37 | 5.17 | 18.05 | 33.50 | 40.9 | 3.23 |
| T6 | 25.52 | 85.8 | 138.30 | 25.95 | 5.45 | 19.55 | 35.10 | 43.1 | 3.92 |
| LSD P = 0.05) | 0.53 | 5.23 | 5.32 | ns | 0.43 | 0.63 | 3.12 | 2.13 | 0.21 |
T1—control (no amendments), T2—gypsum @ 50% G.R., T3—un-enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1, T4—enriched MSWcompost @ 10 t ha−1, T5—gypsum @ 25% G.R. + un-enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1, T6—gypsum @ 25% G.R. + enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1.
LSD least significant difference.