Table 3: Average tiller density (T45, T55, T65 and T131), plant height, panicle length, and leaf area index (LAI40, LAI55 and LAI77) under municipal waste water irrigation with five fertility levels (F0, F1, F2, F3 and F4) at two locations in Mymensingh peri-urban area in Bangladesh.

Treatment

T45

(m-l)

T55

(m-l)

T65

(m-l)

T131

(m-l)

Plant height

(cm)

Panicle length

(cm)

LAI40

(-)

LAI55

(-)

LAI77

(-)

Fertilizer

F0

103b

277b

418a

390b

64.5c

23.2ab

0.31b

2.78b

5.63b

F1

114ab

311ab

480a

451ab

66.1c

23.4ab

0.31b

2.87b

5.79b

F2

111ab

301ab

431a

412ab

67.0bc

23.1b

0.33b

3.26ab

6.72ab

F3

124a

335ab

468a

461ab

71.8ab

23.4ab

0.37ab

3.44ab

7.46a

F4

124a

361a

526a

487a

72.1a

24.5a

0.51a

3.71a

7.54a

Experiment

Exp 1

139a

357a

444a

409b

65.1b

22.2b

0.21b

0.57b

5.60b

Exp 2

91b

277b

485a

472a

71.4a

24.9a

0.52a

5.85a

7.66a

Common letter(s) within the same column do not differ significantly at 5% level of significance (p ≤ 0.05).
Note: The five fertility levels were: F0: No fertilizer, F1: 25% of recommended fertilizer dose, F2: 50% of recommended fertilizer dose, F3: 75% of recommended fertilizer dose, and F4: Recommended fertilizer dose. The tiller density was measured at 45, 55, 65 and 131 days after transplanting and the leaf area index at 40, 55 and 75 days after transplanting.