Table 3.
Effects of different levels of nitrogen on number of primary branches, plant height, leaf area, number of fruits per plant, fruit length, yield per pot, and root length of chili at Lamjung, Nepal in 2019–2020.
| Nitrogen Levels (kg/ha) |
Number of primary branches | Plant height (cm) | Leaf area (cm2) | Number of fruits per plant | Fruit length (cm) | Yield per pot (g) | Root length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1 (0 kg N ha−1) | 6.05b | 45.75b | 32.5c | 12.10c | 6.07b | 27.26c | 25.11b |
| N2 (50 kg N ha−1) | 7.75a | 49.93a | 42.87b | 30.65b | 6.85a | 66.67b | 29.35a |
| N3 (100 kg N ha−1) | 8.25a | 52.62a | 54.33a | 42.95a | 6.97a | 97.14a | 29.85a |
| Mean | 7.35 | 49.43 | 43.25 | 28.56 | 6.63 | 63.69 | 28.11 |
| F test | *** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | * |
| LSD (0.05) | 1.01 | 3.99 | 5.5 | 6.08 | 0.42 | 10.62 | 3.83 |
*Significant at 0.05 level of significance, ** Significant at 0.01 level of significance, *** Significant at 0.001 level of significance. LSD: Least Significant Difference. Means followed by the same letters in the same column are not significantly different at the 0.05 level of probability.