Table 4: Average above ground dry matter (ADM40, ADM55 and ADM77), filled and unfilled grains per ear, grain and straw dry matter, and 1000-grain weight 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 |
ADM40 (t ha-1) |
ADM55 (t ha-1) |
ADM77 (t ha-1) |
Filled grains (no./ear) |
Unfilled grains (no./ear) |
Grain dry matter (kg m-2) |
Straw dry matter (kg m-2) |
1000-grain weight (g) |
Fertilizer |
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F0 |
0.31b |
1.77b |
4.56c |
120a |
37b |
1.01a |
0.71b |
21.2a |
F1 |
0.37ab |
2.55ab |
6.26bc |
113a |
40b |
1.03a |
0.74b |
20.6a |
F2 |
0.38ab |
3.24a |
7.88ab |
118a |
45b |
1.01a |
0.73b |
21.1a |
F3 |
0.41ab |
3.25a |
7.82ab |
123a |
37b |
1.19a |
0.86ab |
21.3a |
F4 |
0.48a |
3.41a |
8.45a |
1260a |
63a |
1.26a |
0.91a |
20.6a |
Experiment |
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Exp 1 |
0.58b |
3.88b |
0.58b |
102b |
26b |
0.90b |
0.63b |
20.8a |
Exp 2 |
5.11a |
10.11a |
5.11a |
1382a |
63a |
1.30a |
0.95a |
21.1a |
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 above ground dry matter was measured at 40, 55 and 77 days after transplanting.