Table 2 Effect of tillage systems and fertilizer treatments on plant height, pod number, grain and biomass yield of soybean at Doggoh, Jirapa district in 2013 and 2014
From: Tillage and fertilizer effect on maize and soybean yields in the Guinea savanna zone of Ghana
Treatment | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tillage | Plant height (cm) | Pods per plant (no) | Grain yield (kg ha−1) | Biomass yield (kg ha−1) | Plant height (cm) | Pods per plant (no) | Grain yield (kg ha−1) | Biomass yield (kg ha−1) |
Conventional tillage | 32 | 13 | 393 | 3100 | 53 | 20 | 780 | 1153 |
No-tillage | 30 | 18 | 453 | 2607 | 49 | 19 | 1180 | 1257 |
LSD (0.05) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 195 | NS |
Fertilizer treatment | ||||||||
No fertilizer | 27 | 11 | 327 | 2307 | 1063 | 160 | 773 | 930 |
Recommended fertilizer rate | 35 | 20 | 520 | 3400 | 1525 | 188 | 1187 | 1480 |
LSD (0.05) | 6 | NS | 122 | NS | NS | 25 | 105 | 378 |
CV% | 13.9 | 59.0 | 20.4 | 50.6 | 54.4 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 30.0 |