. 2023 Nov 10;9(11):e22135. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22135

Table 5.

Days to first male and female flowering, and male and female flower count influenced by different organic and inorganic fertilizers.

Nutrient sources	Days to first male flowering	Days to first female flowering	Male flower count	Female flower count
Recommended dose of NPK	38.75^a	43.00^ab	147.75^ab	42.00^c
100 % poultry manure	35.25^b	40.75^bc	143.25^abc	44.25^bc
100 % farmyard manure	41.00^a	45.00^a	153.25^a	41.75^c
50 % NPK +50 % poultry manure	33.75^b	36.25^d	132.25^c	50.50^a
50 % NPK +50 % farmyard manure	33.75^b	37.50^cd	136.00^bc	45.75^b
Grand Mean	36.5	40.5	142.5	44.85
SEm (±)	1.08	1.17	4.09	0.93
LSD (0.05)	3.32	3.62	12.61	2.87
F-test	**	***	*	***
CV%	5.92	5.81	5.74	4.16

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 < 0.01; *** = significant at p < 0.001.