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Table 5 Effects of rhizobium, organic and inorganic amendments on yield 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

Pod per plant

Grain per pod

TBY (kg ha−1)

Grain yield (kg ha−1)

Straw yield (kg ha−1)

TSW (g)

Control

3.4gh

2.0c

1910f

873i

1037de

357 h

8 t compost ha−1

4.2efgh

2.0c

2653ef

985gh

1668cd

437fgh

8 t FYM ha−1

4.6efgh

2.3bc

3072de

1223fgh

1849bcd

515cdef

30 kg P ha−1

2.6h

1.0d

1770f

843i

927e

402gh

7.2 t lime ha−1

4.1fgh

2.3bc

2930de

1153efg

1777cd

465efg

30 kg P ha−1 + 7.2 t lime ha−1

7.2abcd

3.3ab

3492abcd

1457bcde

2035bc

562abcd

8 t compost ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

5.7defg

3.0abc

3170cde

1447bcde

1723bcd

502def

8 t FYM ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

8.4abc

3.0abc

3651abcd

1384cde

2267abc

543bcde

30 kg P ha−1 + 3.6 t lime ha−1

4.4efgh

3.3ab

3290bcde

1283def

2007bc

507def

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

7.7abcd

3.0abc

3597abcd

1402cde

2195abc

562abcd

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

9.2a

3.0abc

4431a

1625abc

2904a

631ab

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

8.6abc

3.0abc

3439bcde

1404cde

2035bc

563abcd

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

8.1abcd

3.6a

4088abc

1769a

2319abc

650a

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

8.9ab

3.6a

3860abcd

1648ab

2212abc

642a

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

8.9ab

3.0abc

3162cde

1421bcde

1741bcd

561abcd

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

6.6bcde

3.3ab

3375bcde

1418bcde

1957bc

584abcd

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

7.3abcd

3.3ab

3404bcde

1386cde

2018bc

603abc

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

8.7ab

3.3ab

4165ab

1526bcd

2540ab

619ab

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

4.3efgh

3.3ab

3375bcde

1421bcde

1954cd

590abcd

Rhizobium only

3.6gh

2.3bc

2641ef

1044ghi

1597cde

431fgh

CV (%)

20.6

19.4

15.5

9.4

21.1

8.6

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