Table 4: Interaction effect of plant spacing and NP fertilizer rate on the speed of germination of Bombay Red onion variety grown at Shewa Robit.
Spacing (cm) |
Fertilizer Rates (P2O5 and N kg ha-1) |
0 x 0 |
86.25 x 85.5 |
115 x 114 |
143.6 x 142.5 |
69 x 142 |
10 x 20 x 40 |
28.65 cdef |
26.75 ghijk |
29.67abc |
26.25efghij |
24.57m |
20 x 30 x 50 |
30.03 ab |
27.56 efgh |
25.07lm |
28.68 bcdef |
27.00 ghij |
10 x 40 |
28.57cdef |
27.35fghi |
28.00 defg |
26.03 ijkl |
30.20a |
10 x 50 |
27.71 efg |
26.31hijkl |
29.06 abcd |
25.86 jklm |
29.17 abcd |
10 x 30 |
29.31abcd |
25.49 klm |
25.72 jklm |
28.55 cdef |
28.83 bcde |
LSD (5%) = 0.6033 |
CV (%) = 3.0 |
LSD (5%) = Least Significant Difference at P=0.05, CV (%) = Coefficient of Variation in percent, ns= non-significant. Means in rows and columns with the same letter(s) in each treatment are not significantly different.