Table 5: Interaction effect of plant spacing and NP fertilizer rates on seed vigour index I of Bombay Red onion variety grown at Shewa Robit.

Spacing (cm) Fertilizer Rate (P2O5 and N kg ha-1)
0 & 0 86.25 & 85.5 115 &114 143.6 & 142.5 69 & 142
10 x 20 x 40 726.4m 869.0f 817.0h 813.9h 780.1j
20 x 30 x 50 102.3r 572.0q 947.2a 637.0n 624.4o
10 x 40 744.0l 817.4h 883.3e 597.7p 110.1r
10 x 50 826.0g 833.0g 880.0e 935.0b 920.0c
10 x 30 794.7i 791.0i 895.0d 570.0q 770.7k
LSD (5%) = 3.622
CV (%) = 0.7

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 and trait are not significantly different.