Table 3: Interaction effect of plant spacing and NP fertilizer rates on seed germination percentage of Bombay Red onion variety grown at Shewa Robit.
Spacing (cm) |
Fertilizer Rates (P2O5 and N kg ha-1) |
0 & 0 |
86.25 & 85.5 |
115 & 114 |
143.6 & 142.5 |
69 & 142 |
10 x 20 x 40 |
85.00jk |
84.00kl |
95.00abc |
91.00fg |
80.00m |
20 x 30 x 50 |
82.00l |
88.00hi |
91.00fg |
93.00cdef |
86.00 ijk |
10 x 40 |
82.33l |
88.00hi |
94.33bcd |
92.33def |
95.33ab |
10 x 50 |
85.33jk |
85.00jk |
95.00abc |
89.00gh |
94.00 bcde |
10 x 30 |
92.00ef |
82.67l |
86.67ij |
97.00a |
96.67a |
LSD (5%) = |
2.13 |
CV (%) = |
1.5 |
LSD (5%) = Least Significant Difference at P=0.05, CV (%) = Coefficient of Variation ns= non-significant. Means in rows and columns with the same letter(s) in each treatment are not significantly different.