Table 5: Effect of NPK, poultry manure and their combined application on number of fruits, fruit girth, leaf yield and fruit yield.
|
Treatment |
Number of fruits |
Fruit girth (cm) |
Leaf yield t/ha |
Fruit yield t/ha |
|
Control (No fertilizer Application) |
8.00a |
3.47a |
4.40a |
1.40a |
|
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha |
18.33abc |
5.71c |
7.73bc |
3.07ab |
|
5 t/ha Poultry manure |
24.33cd |
4.93bc |
6.80ab |
3.91abc |
|
10 t/ha Poultry manure |
31.33d |
5.75c |
9.60bc |
5.12bc |
|
NPK 15-15-15 66.75 kg/ha + 2.5 t/ha Poultry manure |
11.00ab |
4.43b |
8.27bc |
2.27a |
|
NPK 15-15-15 66.75 kg/ha + 5 t/ha Poultry manure |
20.33bcd |
4.91bc |
7.07abc |
3.73abc |
|
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha + 5 t/ha Poultry manure |
19.67abcd |
5.75c |
8.27bc |
3.87abc |
|
NPK 15-15-15 133.5 kg/ha + 2.5 t/ha Poultry manure |
30.67d |
5.76c |
9.87c |
6.27c |
|
p-value |
< 0.001 |
< 0.001 |
< 0.001 |
< 0.001 |
|
CV (%) |
20.8 |
6.3 |
12.9 |
24.9 |
*Means followed by same letters are not significantly different at 5% probability.