Table 1.
Main effect of intrarow spacing on yield and yield components of tomato at Shewarobit
| MFY (kg ha−1) | UMFY (kg ha−1) | NMF | NUMF | FD (cm) | No. branch | DTF (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intra‐row spacing | ||||||||
| 20 cm | 6992a | 756.56 | 155525 | 138.1 | 4.78b | 7.67 | 44.08 | |
| 30 cm | 4477b | 858.80 | 110747 | 148.8 | 5.39a | 8.17 | 44.33 | |
| 40 cm | 4419b | 892.31 | 98239 | 122.8 | 5.05ab | 7.00 | 44.33 | |
| Sig. level | ∗ | ns | ns | ns | ∗ | ns | ns | |
| CV (%) | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 10.8 | 33.8 | 9.4 | |
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| Inter‐row spacing | ||||||||
| 60 cm | 7674a | 3961.0a | 207529a | 198.3a | 4.5189c | 44.8 | 7.1 | |
| 80 cm | 5840ab | 3701.5ab | 122558ab | 153.2ab | 4.8733bc | 44.7 | 6.6 | |
| 100 cm | 3848b | 2024.9b | 83003b | 103.7b | 5.7067a | 43.9 | 7 | |
| 120 cm | 3821b | 1749.4b | 72924b | 91.1b | 5.0589b | 43.7 | 6.9 | |
| Sign. level | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗∗ | ns | ns | |
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| CV (%) | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 7.8 | |
Means in columns with the same letter(s) in each treatment are not significantly different, UMF: unmarketable fruit yield; NMF: number of marketable fruit; NUMF: number of unmarketable fruit yield; FD: fruit diameter; No. branch: number of primary branches; PH = plant height; FL = fruit length; DTF: days to first flowering.