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. 2020 Mar 21;6(3):e03596. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03596

Table 4.

Effect of ferrite nanofertilizer on the characters and the yield of squash fruit plant. (During two successive seasons 2017 and 2018).

Nanoferrite samples Concentrations Fruit Length (cm)
Fruit Diameter (cm)
Yield kg/plant
Yield t/ha
1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
T-100 0ppm 11.1 11.3 4.7 4.6 0.92 0.90 36.7 36.1
10 ppm 13.5 13.4 6.0 5.9 1.06 1.07 42.5 42.7
20 ppm 12.5 12.6 5.7 5.7 1.16 1.16 46.5 46.5
30 ppm 11.3 11.4 5.2 5.1 0.94 0.97 37.6 38.7
Mean 12.1 12.2 5.4 5.3 1.02 1.03 40.8 41.0
T-120 0ppm 11.1 11.3 4.7 4.6 0.92 0.90 36.7 36.1
10 ppm 11.7 11.9 5.3 5.2 1.30 1.31 52.1 52.3
20 ppm 11.3 11.3 5.3 5.2 1.08 1.12 43.1 44.9
30 ppm 11.3 11.5 5.2 5.1 1.14 1.15 45.7 46.0
Mean 11.4 11.5 5.1 5.0 1.11 1.12 44.4 44.8
T-140 0ppm 11.1 11.3 4.7 4.6 0.92 0.90 36.7 36.1
10 ppm 12.3 12.5 5.6 5.6 1.19 1.18 47.6 47.1
20 ppm 13.5 13.6 6.1 6.0 1.20 1.23 48.0 49.3
30 ppm 13.3 13.4 5.8 5.9 1.31 1.31 52.5 52.5
Mean 12.6 12.7 5.5 5.5 1.15 1.16 46.2 46.3
T-160 0ppm 11.1 11.3 4.7 4.6 0.92 0.90 36.7 36.1
10 ppm 11.5 11.7 5.2 5.3 1.37 1.38 54.8 55.2
20 ppm 11.4 11.5 4.6 4.7 1.20 1.22 48.1 48.9
30 ppm 10.5 10.6 4.2 4.3 1.32 1.32 52.8 52.8
Mean 11.1 11.3 4.7 4.7 1.20 1.21 48.1 48.3
T-180 0ppm 11.1 11.3 4.7 4.6 0.92 0.90 36.7 36.1
10 ppm 12.2 12.1 5.9 5.9 1.24 1.26 49.6 50.3
20 ppm 11.9 11.8 5.6 5.7 1.17 1.17 46.8 46.8
30 ppm 12.1 12.2 5.5 5.6 1.20 1.21 48.1 48.4
Mean 11.8 11.8 5.4 5.5 1.13 1.14 45.3 45.4
Average 0ppm 11.1 11.3 4.7 4.6 0.92 0.90 36.7 36.1
10 ppm 12.3 12.3 5.6 5.6 1.23 1.24 49.3 49.5
20 ppm 12.1 12.2 5.5 5.5 1.16 1.18 46.5 47.3
30 ppm 11.7 11.8 5.2 5.2 1.18 1.19 47.3 47.7
LSD at 5% Effect of temp. 0.27 0.25 0.19 0.22 0.04 0.04 1.6 1.6
Concentrations 0.56 0.59 0.31 0.31 0.05 0.06 2.1 2.3
Interaction 1.13 1.18 0.62 0.62 0.11 0.11 4.3 4.6