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Table 3.

Branch count plant⁻¹ influenced by different organic and inorganic fertilizers.

Nutrient sources	Branch count plant⁻¹
Nutrient sources	30 DAS	45 DAS	60 DAS	75 DAS
Recommended dose of NPK	2.25^ab	6.00^ab	13.25^ab	17.50^b
100 % poultry manure	1.50^b	5.75^b	11.00^bc	17.75^b
100 % farmyard manure	1.75^b	4.75^b	10.25^c	17.25^b
50 % NPK +50 % poultry manure	3.00^a	7.5^a	14.00^a	22.00^a
50 % NPK +50 % farmyard manure	2.50^ab	5.25^b	11.00^bc	20.00^ab
Grand Mean	2.20	5.85	11.9	18.90
SEm (±)	0.35	0.53	0.9	1.37
LSD (0.05)	1.07	1.70	2.77	4.22
F-test	*	*	*	*
CV%	31.81	18.91	15.12	14.50

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.