Table 3.

Effect of nutrient management on the plant height (cm) of Kharif and Boro rice at different growth stages.

Treatments	Plant Height (cm)
	20 DAT		40 DAT		60 DAT		80 DAT		100 DAT		120 DAT
	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
Kharif rice
T1	46.3 a	49.9 a	61.7 a	64.8 a	98.0 a	99.5 a	118.0 a	119.4 a	118.9 a	119.6 a	119.7 a	119.5 a
T2	41.9 ab	46.2 a	59.2 ab	62.4 a	84.9 abc	91.4 ab	108.9 a	111.8 a	110.0 abc	111.9 abc	110.2 a	112.0 a–e
T3	29.2 cd	26.1 b	40.0 cd	38.4 e	74.5 cd	70.0 c	94.5 a	92.9 a	96.1 bc	93.8 bc	96.8 a	94.0 de
T4	44.1 a	44.8 a	60.1 ab	60.1 ab	95.0 ab	95.9 ab	115.0 a	116.1 a	116.6 a	116.6 ab	116.8 a	117.2 ab
T5	38.7 ab	39.4 ab	48.3 bcd	49.2 d	79.9 bcd	80.9 ac	95.9 a	97.6 a	96.2 c	98.6 abc	98.5 a	98.9 cde
T6	45.3 a	45.4 a	57.9 ab	60.1 ab	94.3 ab	93.6 ab	113.3 a	114.1 a	114.5 ab	114.4 ab	114.7 a	115.4 ab
T7	41.6 ab	40.2 a	51.8 abc	52.0 bcd	83.0 a–d	81.2 bc	96.3 a	90.8 a	96.4 bc	91.3 bc	96.6 a	92.5 b–e
T8	43.8 ab	44.4 a	57.1 ab	59.0 abc	91.9 ab	94.7 ab	111.9 a	113.9 a	111.8 abc	114.7 ab	111.7 a	116.6 abc
T9	34.8 bcd	34.0 ab	50.8 a–d	51.2 bcd	82.5 a–d	81.1 bc	97.1 a	94.3 a	98.0 bc	95.5 abc	98.9 a	96.7 a–e
T10	41.2 ab	45.6 a	59.2 ab	57.0 a–d	85.0 abc	95.0 ab	115.0 a	110.7 a	116.2 a	112.2 abc	116.3 a	112.1 a–d
T11	37.4 abc	38.7 ab	51.9 abc	50.2 cd	80.7 acd	80.0 bc	98.7 a	93.0 a	98.1 bc	94.6 bc	98.1 a	93.8 a–e
T12	26.1 d	25.6 b	38.3 d	34.5 e	68.3 d	67.0 c	88.3 b	86.3 b	88.5 c	87.5 c	88.6 a	87.6 e
F-test	**	**	**	**	**	**	*	*	**	**	*	**
SEm (±)	2.5	3.0	3.3	4.2	5.1	6.0	6.5	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.6	6.3
CV (%)	7.12	13.7	8.12	12.3	6.56	7.17	10.0	11.4	8.43	8.18	9.96	8.21
Boro rice
T1	51.3 a	52.9 a	82.0 a	84.2 a	104.1 a	106.2 a	121.0 a	124.1 a	122.0 a	124.0 a	122.0 a	124.8 a
T2	46.9 a	48.6 ab	72.3 abc	76.4 abc	103.8 a	104.7 a	116.2 ab	117.4 abc	116.0 ab	118.0 abc	117.0 a	119.0 a
T3	34.1 bc	33.1 c	56.3 de	52.6 e	78.3 b	74.4 b	97.4 a–e	94.6 bcd	98.4 abc	94.3 cd	98.4 ab	94.4 ab
T4	49.1 a	50.1 ab	74.3 ab	84.9 a	103.6 a	104.4 a	118.9 a	116.1 abc	118.0 ab	117.0 abc	118.0 a	116.8 ab
T5	44.6 abc	45.2 ab	68.5 bcd	68.3 cd	80.0 b	78.8 b	91.9 cde	93.0 cd	95.4 bc	94.2 cd	95.2 ab	94.5 ab
T6	47.1 a	47.9 ab	75.1 ab	81.2 a	102.9 a	103.7 a	117.1 ab	117.6 abc	119.0 ab	119.0 ab	120.0 a	118.9 a
T7	45.1 abc	44.2 abc	69.1 bc	69.0 bcd	84.4 ab	85.4 ab	89.9 de	97.1 bcd	99.1 abc	97.6 bcd	99.3 ab	98.1 ab
T8	48.8 a	49.4 ab	70.3 abc	78.7 ab	103.1 a	104.3 a	115.1 abc	123.3 a	118.0 ab	125.0 a	118.0 a	124.7 a
T9	41.8 abc	42.4 abc	70.0 abc	68.1 cd	86.4 ab	78.3 b	91.5 cde	98.2 bcd	101.0 abc	98.6 abc	101.2 ab	98.9 ab
T10	46.2 ab	47.9 ab	75.3 ab	83.7 a	104.5 a	105.3 a	112.3 a–d	119.4 ab	116.0 ab	119.0 ab	115.0 ab	119.2 a
T11	40.2 abc	40.8 bc	60.7 cde	64.0 d	86.9 ab	87.1 ab	93.4 b–e	94.5 cd	100.0 abc	97.9 bcd	100.1 ab	98.2 ab
T12	33.1 c	32.3 c	54.0 e	51.0 e	71.9 b	69.7 b	83.0 e	80.2 d	86.5 c	81.6 d	87.0 b	81.7 b
F-test	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
SEm (±)	1.8	2.0	4.1	5.0	5.6	6.4	7.5	7.5	6.5	8.8	6.8	7.5
CV (%)	9.26	9.14	6.26	4.83	7.50	7.77	7.77	7.85	8.09	7.62	9.27	11.5

Kharif season: T₁: N₈₀P₄₀K₄₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₂: N₄₀P₄₀K₄₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₃: N₀P₄₀K₄₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₄: N₈₀P₂₀K₄₀Zn₂₅S₂₀;T₅: N₈₀P₀K4₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₆: N₈₀P₄₀K₂₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₇: N₈₀P₄₀K₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₈: N₈₀P₄₀K₄₀Zn_12.5S₂₀;T₉: N₈₀P₄₀K₄₀Zn₀S₂₀; T₁₀: N₈₀P₄₀K₄₀Zn₂₅S₁₀; T₁₁: N₈₀P₄₀K₄₀Zn₂₅S₀ and T₁₂: control; (without any fertilizer); Boro season: T₁: N₁₂₀P₆₀K₆₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₂: N₆₀K₆₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₃: N₀K₆₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₄: N₁₂₀P₃₀K₆₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₅: N₁₂₀P₀K₆₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₆: N₁₂₀P₆₀K₃₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₇: N₁₂₀P₆₀K₀Zn₂₅S₂₀; T₈: N₁₂₀P₆₀K₆₀Zn_12.5S₂₀; T₉: N₁₂₀P₆₀K₆₀Zn₀S₂₀; T₁₀: N₁₂₀P₆₀K₆₀Zn₂₅S₁₀; T₁₁: N₁₂₀P₆₀K₆₀Zn₂₅S₀ and T₁₂: control (without any fertilizer). CV (%) = coefficient of variation; ** and * significant at p ≤ 0.01 and p ≤ 0.05, respectively; NS = not significant; different letters within the continuous columns indicate significant differences at the 1% level of probability.