Table 4.
Marketable fresh leaf yield (Mean ± SE) of amaranth varieties in mulch and no mulch treatments.
| Amaranth Variety 1 |
Mean Fresh Leaf Yield 1 (Kg/ha) (2017) |
Change in Yield Due to Mulching | Mean Fresh Leaf Yield 1 (Kg/ha) (2018) |
Change in Yield Due to Mulching | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulch | No Mulch | (%) | Mulch | No Mulch | (%) | |
| TR | 9298.6 ± 901.9 eA | 10911.4 ± 950.6 eB | −14.8 ± 3.9 | 6388.9 ± 734.9 aA | 7496.9 ± 819.0 bB | −14.8 ± 2.9 |
| GC | 9651.4 ± 1277.2 deA | 13103.8 ± 908.6 deB | −26.3 ±15.8 | 4333.3 ± 693.9 aA | 9215.6 ± 1033.5 bB | −53.0 ± 3.7 |
| HR-D | 13985.8 ± 1200.9 cdA | 17790.9 ± 1640.3 cdB | −21.4 ±21.0 | 9666.7 ± 787.6 aA | 11012.6 ± 669.5 bB | −12.2 ± 1.9 |
| GG | 14892.9 ± 226.8 bA | 21369.2 ± 643.5 bB | −30.3 ± 3.0 | 12166.7 ± 1205.7 aA | 14237.7 ± 2336.0 bB | −14.5 ± 6.1 |
| OP | 19050.9 ± 1209.6 aA | 23612.0 ± 1034.1 aB | −19.3 ± 1.7 | 12333.3 ± 838.9 aA | 13960.6 ± 1340.7 bB | −11.7 ± 2.8 |
| MF | 9323.8 ± 504.0 cdA | 14666.1 ± 615.7 cdB | −36.4 ± 4.3 | 8277.8 ± 1010.7 aA | 9240.7 ± 990.8 bB | −10.4 ± 1.6 |
| RG | 15422.1 ± 1229.1 bA | 20865.2 ± 1442.3 bB | −26.1 ± 1.1 | 12231.3 ± 846.8 aA | 13542.2 ± 1458.7 bB | −9.7 ± 3.7 |
| RL | 12070.6 ± 995.6 cA | 16455.3 ± 1019.3 cB | −26.6 ±10.3 | 5000.0 ± 1734.7 aA | 9400.2 ± 1918.3 bB | −46.8 ± 7.5 |
| MI | 20361.2 ± 613.1 aA | 26610.7 ± 1930.9 aB | −23.4 ± 6.1 | 1413.70 ± 891.3 aA | 1569.3 ± 857.9 bB | −9.9 ± 0.8 |
Means followed by the same upper-case letters (within rows) or lower-case letter (within columns) are not significantly different (Fisher’s LSD; p < 0.05); 1 Mean fresh leaf yield values extrapolated from 8 plants per plot. TR = Tricolor, MF = Molten Fire, GC = Green Callaloo, HR-D = Hopi Red Dye, GG = Golden Giant, OP = Opopeo, RG = Red Garnet, RL = Red Leaf, MI = Mayo Indian.