Table 6: Effect of Split Application of Lime on Tiller number

 

Treatments

2017

2018

2019

Combined

   Mean

T1: Control

1.2b

1.8c

3.1b

2.0c

T2: 92N 69P kg/ha

2.8a

2.8b

5.0a

3.5b

T3: Full dose lime

4.0a

4.1a

4.5a

4.2ab

T4: 50% (1st and  2nd year)

4.3a

3.6a

4.8a

4.2ab

T5: 33% every year

2.9a

3.5a

4.4a

3.6ab

T6: 50% (1st and 3nd year)

3.7a

4.0a

4.3a

4.0ab

Mean

3.1

3.3

4.4

3.6

LSD(0.05)

1.5

0.8

0.79

0.68

CV (%)

26

13

9.6

19

Means with in a column with the same letter(s) are not significantly different at 0.05 probability level.