Effect of NPK, poultry manure and their combined application on the growth rate, chlorophyll content and days to 50% flowering (anthesis) of gboma eggplant.

Table 4: Effect of NPK, poultry manure and their combined application on the growth rate, chlorophyll content and days to 50% flowering (anthesis) of gboma eggplant.

Treatment	Growth rate (g/m²/day)		Chlorophyll content (CCI)	Days to anthesis
Treatment	4-6 WAT	6-8 WAT	Chlorophyll content (CCI)	Days to anthesis
Control (No fertilizer Application)	1.33^a	0.86^a	37.73^a	53.33^c
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha	1.27^a	2.90^a	49.66^bc	39.67^ab
5 t/ha Poultry manure	1.12^a	2.98^a	43.94^ab	42.67^b
10 t/ha Poultry manure	1.87^a	2.75^a	55.10^cd	37.67^ab
NPK 15-15-15 66.75 kg/ha + 2.5 t/ha Poultry manure	1.29^a	3.22^a	42.12^ab	42.00^b
NPK 15-15-15 66.75 kg/ha + 5 t/ha Poultry manure	1.42^a	1.43^a	48.84^bc	41.00^ab
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha + 5 t/ha Poultry manure	1.50^a	3.69^a	51.94^bc	38.33^ab
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha + 2.5 t/ha Poultry manure	1.82^a	3.47^a	62.83^d	36.00^a
p-value	0.24	0.46	< 0.001	< 0.001
CV (%)	25.7	23.5	7.6	4.8

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