Table 2.
Plant height influenced by different organic and inorganic fertilizers.
Nutrient sources | Plant height (cm) |
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30 DAS | 45 DAS | 60 DAS | 75 DAS | |
Recommended dose of NPK | 74.50b | 132.75b | 229.25c | 335.25bc |
100 % poultry manure | 88.00a | 151.75a | 240.50bc | 342.75bc |
100 % farmyard manure | 71.50b | 131.00b | 228.75c | 323.50c |
50 % NPK + 50 % poultry manure | 90.75a | 160.00a | 272.50a | 380.00a |
50 % NPK + 50 % farmyard manure |
90.75a |
155.25a |
252.25b |
356.75ab |
Grand Mean | 83.10 | 146.15 | 244.65 | 347.65 |
SEm (±) | 1.81 | 2.75 | 5.05 | 9.50 |
LSD (0.05) | 5.59 | 8.48 | 15.56 | 29.29 |
F-test | *** | *** | *** | * |
CV% | 4.36 | 3.76 | 4.12 | 5.47 |
Data in columns with the same letters in DMRT are not significantly different (p = 0.05); SEm (±) = standard error of the mean; CV = coefficient of variation; LSD = least significant difference; * = significant at p < 0.05; *** = significant at p < 0.001.