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Table 2.

The interaction influence of blended NPSB fertilizer rates and intra-row plant spacing on phenology and growth parameters of eggplant in study area.

Days to first fruit harvest						Branches number per plant
NPSB rates (kg ha⁻¹)						NPSB rates (kg ha⁻¹)
Spacing (cm)	0	50	100	150	200	0	50	100	150	200
30	74.00^g	74.67^g	77.00^f	78.67^ef	81.33^cd	8.10^j	8.80^j	9.87^hi	11.60^g	14.17^de
40	78.67^ef	78.67^ef	80.00^de	80.00^de	85.67^b	8.97^ij	12.70^f	13.93^e	15.63^c	16.07^c
50	79.33^e	83.00^c	85.00^b	86.67^b	89.33^a	10.83^gh	15.20^cd	15.90^c	17.20^b	19.37^a
LSD (0.05)	1.82					1.03
CV (%)	1.34					4.69

Whereas, means with similar letters are not differ significantly at the 5 % significance level; LSD (0.05) represents the least significant difference at this level; and CV stands for coefficient of variation.