Treatment

Number of branches at

Stem girth (cm) at

4 WAT

6 WAT

8 WAT

4WAT

6WAT

8WAT

Control (No fertilizer)

2.47^a

3.60^a

4.47^a

0.95^a

1.29^a

2.11^a

NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha

6.07^b

6.67^b

8.47^b

1.39^bc

1.41^ab

2.25^ab

5 t/ha Poultry manure

5.73^b

6.13^b

7.4^b

1.13^ab

1.44^ab

2.10^a

10 t/ha Poultry manure

5.87^b

6.33^b

8.47^b

1.63^c

1.87^c

2.30^ab

NPK 15-15-15 66.75 kg/ha + 2.5 t/ha PM

5.67^b

6.27^b

7.87^b

0.94^a

1.39^ab

2.24^ab

NPK 15-15-15 66.75 kg/ha + 5 t/ha PM

5.53^b

6.53^b

8.0^b

1.11^ab

1.65^bc

2.23^ab

NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha + 5 t/ha PM

6.00^b

6.87^b

8.27^b

1.09^ab

1.79^c

2.57^b

NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha + 2.5 t/ha PM

6.27^b

7.00^b

8.27^b

1.41^bc

1.82^c

2.51^ab

p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.01

CV (%)

10.1

9.8

8.6

11.6

7.6

6.3