Table 2.

Days to panicle initiation (PI), plant height (cm), number of tillers hill⁻¹, number of leaves tiller⁻¹, leaf area hill⁻¹ (cm²), and leaf area index at panicle initiation of rice hybrid as affected by phosphorus levels (P) and animal manures (AM).

Animal manures (10 t ha−1)	Days to panicle initiation	Plant height (cm)	Number of tillers hill−1	Number of leaves tiller−1	Leaf area hill−1 (cm2)	Leaf area index
Cattle	57.8	93.6	14.6	6.2	2404	3.7
Sheep	57.8	94.6	14.8	6.2	2493	3.8
Poultry	56.9	95.4	15.0	6.4	2688	4.1
LSD0.05	0.7	1.4	0.4	ns	337	ns
Phosphorus (kg ha−1)
30	59.1	91.6	14.0	5.9	2019	3.1
60	56.9	94.4	14.6	6.2	2480	3.8
90	56.4	97.6	15.8	6.8	3086	4.7
LSD0.05	0.7	1.4	0.4	0.6	337	0.5
Control	61.0a	86.3b	12.3b	5.7a	1203b	1.9b
Rest	57.5b	94.5a	14.8a	6.3a	2528a	3.9a
Interaction (AM × P)	Ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns

Mean followed by different letters in the same category are significantly different using LSD-test (P ≤ 0.05). Where ns stands for non-significant data at P ≤ 0.05.