Table 2: Effect of netting duration on marketable, unmarketable and total yield.
Treatments |
Marketable yield (q/ha) ± SE |
Unmarketable yield (q/ha) ± SE |
Total yield (q/ha) ± SE |
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Hawassa |
Meki |
Hawassa |
Meki |
Hawassa |
Meki |
|
Uncovered |
11.45 ± 0.80d |
10.33 ± 0.96c |
1.08 ± 0.27a |
1.53 ± 0.24a |
12.53 ± 0.77c |
11.86 ± 0.68c |
Netting for up to 20 days |
11.99 ± 0.49cd |
10.75 ± 2.07bc |
1.06 ± 0.18a |
1.26 ± 0.18ab |
13.05 ± 0.40c |
12.01 ± 0.89c |
Netting for up to 40 days |
16.10 ± 0.69abc |
13.10 ± 0.87ab |
0.39 ± 0.16ab |
1.16 ± 0.19abc |
16.50 ± 0.82abc |
14.26 ± 0.24abc |
Netting for up to 60 days |
16.51 ± 1.61ab |
14.26 ± 1.93a |
0.23 ± 0.06b |
0.64 ± 0.24bcd |
16.74 ± 1.57abc |
14.91 ± 0.99ab |
Netting for up to 80 days |
17.30 ± 1.10a |
15.33 ± 1.74a |
0.11 ± 0.03b |
0.37 ± 0.14cd |
17.42 ± 1.08ab |
15.71 ± 0.74a |
Netting until harvesting |
17.75 ± 0.92a |
15.45 ± 2.03a |
0.21 ± 0.05b |
0.27 ± 0.11d |
17.96 ± 1.90a |
15.72 ± 0.94a |
Spraying with insecticide |
12.14 ± 0.56bcd |
11.48 ± 1.05bc |
0.97 ± 0.02a |
1.41 ± 0.20ab |
13.12 ± 0.53bc |
12.90 ± 0.66bc |
LSD (0.05) |
4.38 |
2.73 |
0.71 |
0.88 |
4.29 |
2.68 |
CV (%) |
12.7 |
9.03 |
52.92 |
39.54 |
11.99 |
8.24 |
Where, CV: Coefficient of variation; LSD: Least significant difference; SE: Standard error.
Means in a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05, whereas the means indicated by different letters shows significantly different.