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.