Table 2.
Means of plant height measurements (cm) for maize and beans during the growing season for both Morago and Paradys villages.
| Plant Height (cm) |
Morago Village (DAE) | Paradys Village (DAE) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 70 | 85 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 70 | 85 | |
| (a) Maize | ||||||||||||
| IRWH-Sole-M | 18.7 a* | 70.3 a | 107.5 a | 162.5 a | 182.0 a | 195.0 a | 70.0 a | 100.0 a | 140.0 a | 177.5 a | 190.0 a | 193.0 a |
| CON-Sole-M | 18.4 a | 28.2 b | 32.3 b | 66.5 b | 95.0 a | 142.5 b | 29.6 b | 34.0 c | 70.0 c | 100.0 bc | 150.0 a | 170.0 a |
| IRWH-Ic-M | 25.7 a | 34.0 b | 97.5 a | 120.0 ab | 165.0 a | 200.0 a | 63.0 a | 74.0 b | 130.0 a b | 184.5 a | 190.0 a | 197.5 a |
| CON-Ic-M | 19.0 a | 38.0 b | 57.0 b | 95.0 b | 123.5 a | 157.7 ab | 40.0 b | 60.0 b | 100.0 bc | 130.0 b | 166.0 a | 168.5 a |
| LSD | 6.1 | 25.3 | 27.1 | 63.5 | 79.5 | 54.1 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 39.0 | 45.2 | 45.7 | 53.0 |
| (b) Beans | ||||||||||||
| IRWH-Sole-B | 19.0 a | 22.0 a | 30.0 a | 53.0 a | 57.5 a | 68.0 a | 20.0 a | 13.0 c | 33.5 a | 60.5 ab | 65.5 a | 67.5 ab |
| CON-Sole-B | 11.1 a | 20.3 a | 16.8 a | 30.9 a | 47.5 a | 59.4 a | 29.3 a | 25.7 ab | 39.5 a | 72.5 a | 75.5 a | 89.0 a |
| IRWH-Ic-B | 5.0 b | 17.0 a | 33.5 a | 35.0 a | 44.5 a | 57.5 a | 21.3 a | 17.7 bc | 32.5 a | 52.5 ab | 62.5 a | 66.5 ab |
| CON-Ic-B | 18.1 a | 18.9 a | 24.4 a | 35.6 a | 35.4 a | 47.5 a | 22.0 a | 29.0 a | 35.0 a | 30.0 b | 45.0 a | 56.5 b |
| LSD | 6.8 | 8.6 | 19.1 | 31.6 | 25.2 | 33.4 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 34.9 | 51.9 | 37.7 |
* Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p ≤ 0.05).