Table 4: Effect of compost integrated with Gypsum on onion yield.
Treatments |
Mean Crop Yield (Q/ha) |
SE Mean |
St.Dev |
minimum |
Maximum |
Relative Yield advantage |
Main effect for Compost |
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0 (control) |
237.18f |
7.01 |
21.02 |
215 |
275 |
0.00 |
2.5t/ha compost |
240.03f |
7.55 |
22.65 |
191.67 |
260 |
1.2 |
5t/ha compost |
275.55e |
8.20 |
25.60 |
216.7 |
285 |
16.18 |
Main effect for Gypsum |
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2t/ha Gypsum |
284.44e |
4.44 |
13.53 |
265 |
300 |
19.93 |
4t/ha Gypsum |
325.00d |
4.82 |
14.46 |
310 |
350 |
37.03 |
Interaction effects |
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2.5t/ha compost+2t/ha Gypsum |
355.77c |
6.33 |
18.99 |
330 |
397 |
50 |
2.5t/ha compost+4t/ha Gypsum |
396.40b |
2.59 |
7.77 |
385 |
410 |
67.13 |
5t/ha compost+2t/ha Gypsum |
406.70b |
3.05 |
9.14 |
395 |
425 |
71.73 |
5t/ha compost+4t/ha Gypsum |
430.33a |
4.18 |
12.53 |
421 |
458 |
85.23 |
LCD (0.05) |
25.03 |
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CV (%) |
6.05 |
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T-test |
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Source: Kasahun, et al. [6]