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.