Table 6.
NPS fertilizer rates (kg ha−1) |
NPS fertilizer rates (kg ha−1) |
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Underground fresh mass (g plant−1) | Underground dry mass (g plant−1) | |||||||||
Spacing (cm) | 0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
20 | 531.40d | 676.67cde | 722.72c | 844.64a | 869.87a | 114.80h | 155.85e | 196.55c | 206.58b | 212.88a |
30 | 548.80d | 676.83c | 807.82b | 840.98a | 863.51a | 123.92g | 159.82e | 194.15c | 205.62b | 206.15b |
40 | 566.03d | 682.84c | 810.60b | 855.56a | 835.24ab | 139.02f | 171.32d | 196.55c | 208.42ab | 204.72b |
LSD (0.05) | 56.70 | 6.52 | ||||||||
CV (%) | 5.84 | 6.98 | ||||||||
Mean | 742.29 | 179.76 |
Whereas, means followed by the same letter (s) in rows and columns under each parameter are not significantly different at P < 0.05 level of significance, NPS= Nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur blended fertilizer, LSD = Least significance difference, CV = coefficient of variation.