Effects of NPK and poultry manure rates and their combinations on the plant height and the number of leaves of gboma eggplant.

Table 1: Effects of NPK and poultry manure rates and their combinations on the plant height and the number of leaves of gboma eggplant.

Treatment	Plant height (cm) at			Number of leaves at
Treatment	4 WAT	6 WAT	8 WAT	4 WAT	6 WAT	8 WAT
Control (No fertilizer)	13.90^a	34.18^a	55.33^a	26.7^a	55.4^a	66.13^a
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha	19.69^ab	46.50^b	64.00^ab	33.2^a	64.07^ab	80.00^ab
5 t/ha Poultry manure	22.77^ab	44.33^b	60.47^ab	30.8^a	60.07^ab	70.6^a
10 t/ha Poultry manure	24.23^b	45.67^b	69.43^b	37.7^a	77.47^cd	92.13^b
NPK 15-15-15 66.75 kg/ha + 2.5 t/ha PM	15.43^ab	42.40^ab	66.47^ab	33.7^a	60.6^ab	74.00^a
NPK 15-15-15 66.75 kg/ha + 5 t/ha PM	20.73^ab	49.30^b	71.00^b	37.7^a	66.47^abc	78.33^ab
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha + 5 t/ha PM	22.8^ab	47.13^b	69.20^b	38.9^a	68.07^bc	76.6^a
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha + 2.5 t/ha PM	23.67^b	50.07^b	69.07^b	35.9^a	86.27^d	91.47^b
p-value	0.01	< 0.001	0.011	0.26	< 0.001	< 0.001
CV (%)	15.9	6.8	7	17.4	6.2	6.2

*Means followed by same letters are not significantly different at 5% probability.