Table 2.
Effects of variety, Inter-row spacing, and intra-row spacing on tuber initiation, 50 % flowering, and maturity date, and comparison of propagation methods on these variables.
| Shoot tip cutting |
Tuber Initiation | 50 % flowering | Maturity Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varieties | |||
| Belete | 47.54a | 58.91a | 85.08b |
| Gera | 43.41b | 50.75b | 88.35a |
| LSD (5 %) | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.68 |
| Intra row | |||
| 15 cm | 45.2 | 54.95 | 86b |
| 20 cm | 45.45 | 54.91 | 86.12b |
| 25 cm | 45.45 | 54.75 | 87.25a |
| 30 cm | 45.79 | 54.7 | 87.50a |
| LSD (5 %) | 0.96 | ||
| CV | 2.11 | 1.28 | 1.93 |
| Tuber (Control) | |||
| Varieties | |||
| Belete | 48.6 | 59.6 | 96.6 |
| Gera | 50 | 58 | 99.3 |
| T-test | −2∗ | 2.5∗ | −2.41ns |
| Overall mean | |||
| Tuber | 49.33 | 58.83 | 96.71 |
| Shoot tip cutting | 45.48 | 54.83 | 86.72 |
| T-test | −4.05∗∗ | −2.33∗∗ | −11.41∗ |
Means followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different at the 5 % significance level. LSD = least significant difference; CV (%) = coefficient of variation; ns = non-significant at 5 % probability level.