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Table 4 Effects of rhizobium, organic and inorganic amendments on growth parameters

From: Yield of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) as affected by lime, mineral P, farmyard manure, compost and rhizobium in acid soil of Lay Gayint District, northwestern highlands of Ethiopia

Treatments

Plant height (cm)

Number of branches plant−1

Number of leaves plant−1

Pod length (cm)

Control

44.2ij

8.1f

24.8f

3.1 m

8 t compost ha−1

44.2ij

10.6ef

51.0e

4.2j

8 t FYM ha−1

75.7cdef

13.5cde

62.5bcde

4.2j

30 kg P ha−1

33.7j

7.3f

18.5f

3.5 l

7.2 t lime ha−1

41.6fgh

12.7de

59.5de

3.8 k

30 kg P ha−1 + 7.2 t lime ha−1

59.9fgh

15.2bcd

66.4abcde

5.5 g

8 t compost ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

74.3cdef

15.5abcd

69.1abcd

5.0i

8 t FYM ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

80.8 cd

16.8abc

78.5abc

6.4c

30 kg P ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

64.5defgh

15.8abcd

71.5abcd

5.6f

8 t compost ha−1 + 30 kg P ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

77.4cde

17.6abc

77.0abcd

5.6f

8 t FYM ha−1 + 30 kg P ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

99.8a

19.5a

84.6a

7.0a

4 t compost ha−1 + 15 kg P ha−1 + 7.2 t lime ha−1

72.8cdefg

15.2bcd

70.5abcd

5.6f

4 t FYM ha−1 + 15 kg P ha−1 + 7.2 t lime ha−1

70.5cdefg

17.9ab

73.2abcd

6.0e

4 t FYM ha−1 + 15 kg P ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha

74.8cdef

16.3abcd

75.0abcd

6.2d

4 t compost ha−1 +15 kg P ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

84.0bc

17.1abc

78.7abc

6.6b

30 kg P ha−1 + 7.2 t ha−1 lime + rhizobium

79.0cde

17.0abc

75.9abcd

6.0e

8 t ha−1 compost + 30 kg ha−1 P + 3.6 t ha−1 lime + rhizobium

75.1cdef

17.9ab

80.4ab

5.4 h

8 t ha−1 FYM + 30 kg P ha−1 + 3.6 t ha−1 lime + rhizobium

96.0ab

17.4abc

79.7abc

6.6b

15 kg ha−1 P + 4 t FYM ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1 + rhizobium

57.5 ghi

16.0abcd

70.5abcd

5.4 h

Rhizobium only

54.1hi

14.6bcd

61.8cde

3.1 m

CV (%)

12.7

13.5

13.8

0.9

  1. Means within a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P ≥ 0.05
  2. CV Coefficient of variation