Table 4.
Interaction effect of sowing methods and seeding rate on grain yield, biomass yield and lodging of tef at Adet during 2018 main cropping season.
Treatment |
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Sowing methods | Seed rate kgha−1 | Gy(t) | BY(t) | Lodging index (%) |
Broadcast | 5 | 2.16abc | 13.25ab | 31.67de |
7.5 | 2.08abcd | 13.38ab | 22.5e | |
10 | 1.65f | 11.58c | 40.83cd | |
12.5 | 1.95cde | 11.99 bc | 22.5e | |
15 | 1.81ef | 11.63c | 77.5a | |
Row | 5 | 2.30a | 13.65a | 22.5e |
7.5 | 2.22ab | 13.52ab | 40.83cd | |
10 | 2.21ab | 12.80abc | 50bc | |
12.5 | 1.87def | 11.63c | 50bc | |
15 | 2.03bcde | 11.51c | 59.17b | |
Sign | ∗∗ | ∗ | ∗∗∗ | |
LSD (0.05) | 0.247 | 0.15 | 17.10 | |
CV | 7.17 | 7.19 | 24.05 |
Means followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different from each other at P < 0.05 according to Fishers LSD; GY = grain yield; BY = biomass yield.