Table 4: Effect of N and P fertilization on total and marketable bulb yield of onion.
Fertilizer levels |
Total Yield (t ha-1) |
P2O5 (kg ha-1) |
N (kg ha-1) |
0 |
46 |
92 |
138 |
0 |
24.80k |
25.95ijk |
27.96ghi |
25.30jk |
34.5 |
26.73hijk |
29.10fgh |
29.46fg |
28.64gh |
69 |
27.84ghij |
31.38def |
29.71efg |
34.35bc |
103.5 |
29.51fg |
32.73cd |
35.61ab |
37.94a |
138 |
31.50def |
32.19cde |
35.86ab |
37.82a |
F-test |
*** |
LSD |
2.632 |
CV (%) |
7.4 |
|
Marketable yield(t ha-1) |
P2O5 (kg ha-1) |
N (kg ha-1) |
0 |
46 |
92 |
138 |
0 |
21.98k |
23.83jk |
26.84fghi |
22.83K |
34.5 |
24.43ijk |
26.65ghi |
26.12ghij |
25.61hij |
69 |
24.48ijk |
28.22efgh |
28.08efgh |
31.15bcd |
103.5 |
24.97cdef |
29.65cde |
32.24abc |
34.60a |
138 |
28.69defg |
27.65efgh |
32.09abc |
33.06ab |
F-test |
*** |
LSD |
2.772 |
CV (%) |
8.6 |
Means with the same letter within a column are statistically non-significant at P ≤ 0.05 according to Fisher’s LSD.