Table 3: Combined mean of yield and yield characteristics of barley affected by time of lime application.
|
Treatments |
Plant height (cm) |
Tiller number |
Spike Length (cm) |
Biomass ton ha-1 |
Grain yield ton ha-1 |
|
T1: 15 days before sowing |
94 |
3.6 |
5.2b |
9.71b |
4.05b |
|
T2: 30 days before sowing |
114 |
4.6 |
6.2a |
12.4a |
5.06a |
|
T3: 45 days before sowing |
112 |
4.3 |
6.2a |
11.66ab |
4.62ab |
|
T4: 60 days before sowing |
108 |
4.6 |
5.9ab |
11.88ab |
4.77ab |
|
T5: 75 days before sowing |
110 |
4.0 |
5.7ab |
11.42ab |
4.59ab |
|
T6: 90 days before sowing |
105 |
4.0 |
5.4ab |
12.38a |
4.66ab |
|
Mean |
107 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
11.58 |
4.63 |
|
LSD (0.05) |
NS |
NS |
0.99 |
2.66 |
0.96 |
|
CV (%) |
10.2 |
14.3 |
9.3 |
12.6 |
11.4 |
Means with in a column with the same letter(s) are not significantly different at 0.05 probability level