Table 3.
Effects of cultivar, disease control strategy, year and their interacting effects on nodulation scores, fixed N and grain yield in chickpea field, according to anova
| Factors | Nodulation scores | Fixed N (kg ha−1) | Yield (kg ha−1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SE | P-value | Mean ± SE | P-value | Mean ± SE | P-value | |
| Cultivar (C) | ||||||
| Luna | 6·4 ± 0·3 | ns* | 12·5 ± 1·5 | <0·001 | 1357 ± 93 | <0·001 |
| Vanguard | 6·9 ± 0·2 | 18·6 ± 1·5 | 1908 ± 90 | |||
| Disease control (D) | ||||||
| Control | 7·6 ± 0·3 | <0·001 | 12·4 ± 1·9 | 0·04 | 1339 ± 124 | <0·001 |
| I | 6·5 ± 0·3 | 17·2 ± 2·1 | 1630 ± 124 | |||
| II | 5·8 ± 0·4 | 17·1 ± 2·3 | 1668 ± 133 | |||
| III | / | 15·6 ± 2·6 | 1892 ± 176 | |||
| Year (Y) | ||||||
| 2008 | 7·0 ± 0·2 | 0·047 | 21·4 ± 1·4 | <0·001 | 2030 ± 91 | <0·001 |
| 2009 | 6·3 ± 0·3 | 9·7 ± 0·9 | 1235 ± 57 | |||
| C × D | / | ns | / | ns | / | ns |
| C × Y | / | ns | / | ns | / | ns |
| D × Y | / | ns | / | ns | / | <0·001 |
| C × D × Y | / | ns | / | ns | / | 0·02 |
*
ns means nonsignificant at α = 0·05; N = 64.