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 |
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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 |
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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.