Influence of season and sowing method on number of seeds per spike, seed weight per spike and grain yield (kg/ha) grown during the dry and wet seasons of 2015 and 2016 at Zigau Bauchi State, Nigeria..

Table 3: Influence of season and sowing method on number of seeds per spike, seed weight per spike and grain yield (kg/ha) grown during the dry and wet seasons of 2015 and 2016 at Zigau Bauchi State, Nigeria.

No of seeds/spike

Seed weight/spike (g)

Grain yield (kg/ha)

Treatments

Season (S)

Dry

Wet

SE (±)

2015

143.13^a

124.81^b

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2.761

2016

150.50

145.50

2.489

2015

3.58

3.44

0.110

2016

4.09^a

3.52^b

0.147

2015

5.0^a

4.4^b

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0.07

2016

6.0^a

5.2^b

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0.17

Sowing method (S)

Transplanting

Dibbling

Drilling

Broadcasting

SE (±)

147.13^a

137.00^ab

126.88^bc

124.88^c

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3.905

152.88

150.88

142.63

145.63

3.520

4.46^a

3.92^b

3.01^c

2.59^d

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0.156

5.01^a

4.31^b

3.25^c

2.65^c

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0.207

6.22^a

5.50^b

3.77^c

3.29^d

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0.010

7.14^a

6.29^b

4.56^c

4.46^c

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0.246

Interaction

S × S

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Means followed by unlike letter (s) within each column of treatments are significantly different using Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT)
LS: Level of significance; NS: Not significant; **Significant at 1% level of probability