Nitrogen level |
Plant height (cm) 12WAS |
Leaf area (cm2) 12WAS |
No. of tillers / plant 12WAS |
No. of fingers /head 12WAS |
Grain yield (tones/ha-1 |
0 |
52.50 |
52.99a |
1.76a |
5.25 |
0.75a |
100 |
62.00a |
61.45a |
2.75ab |
7.00a |
1.00a |
200 |
68.00a |
70.40a |
3.25b |
7.00a |
1.29 |
400 |
79.25 |
97.91b |
3.75b |
10.75 |
1.75b |
600 |
102.25 |
110.67b |
5.00 |
12.75 |
2.01b |
LSDP≤0.05 |
7.40 |
18.50 |
1.13 |
1.53 |
0.29 |
C.V. (%) |
12.49 |
30.18 |
8.99 |
7.52 |
0.95 |
Source: [16]Means with the same letters under the column do not differ Significatly (P=0.05)
Table 1 : Growth and yield of finger millet under varying Nitrogen levels at Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Row Spacing |
Fertilizer rates |
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|
0.0kg/ha |
150kg/ha |
300kg/ha |
mean |
|
Plant height (cm) at 8 WAT |
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SRP (50,000 plants/ha |
40.57 |
48.60 |
43.47 |
44.21 |
DRP (100,000 plants/ha |
23.30 |
40.13 |
40.17 |
34.68 |
TRP (150,000 plants/ha |
24.13 |
40.13 |
40.17 |
34.81 |
Mean |
29.33 |
43.01 |
411.36 |
37.90 |
|
Plant height (cm) at PMS |
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SRP (50,000 plants/ha |
42.83 |
47.17 |
43.50 |
36.98 |
DRP (100,000 plants/ha |
24.63 |
43.23 |
43.50 |
37.12 |
TRP (150,000 plants/ha |
24.63 |
43.23 |
43.50 |
37.12 |
Mean |
30.58 |
44.63 |
44.59 |
39.93 |
|
Plant height at 8 WAT |
Plant height at PMS |
||
LSD 0.05 for fertilizer dose |
1.647 |
0.592 |
||
LSD 0.05 for row spacing |
1.647 |
0.592 |
||
LSD 0.05 for fertilizer dose x spacing |
2.853 |
1.025 |
||
Source: [9] WAT= weeks after transplanting; SRP = single row planting; DRP = double row planting; TRP = triple row planting, PMS = physiological
maturity stage
Table 2: Mean effects of NPK 20 10 10 fertilizer rates on plant height of finger millet at 8 WAT and PMS under SRP, DRP and TRP in 2012
and 2013 cropping seasons
Row Spacing |
|
Fertilizer rates |
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|
0.0kg/ha |
150kg/ha |
|
300kg/ha |
Mean |
||
|
|
Number of tillers at 8 WAT |
|||||
SRP (50,000 plants/ha |
2.66 |
3.00 |
|
3.00 |
2.88 |
||
DRP (100,000 plants/ha |
3.00 |
4.00 |
|
4.00 |
2.77 |
||
TRP (150,000 plants/ha |
3.00 |
4.00 |
|
4.00 |
3.66 |
||
Mean |
2.66 |
3.33 |
|
3.33 |
3.11 |
||
|
|
Number of tillers at PMS |
|||||
SRP (50,000 plants/ha |
3.00 |
5.66 |
|
6.00 |
4.88 |
||
DRP (100,000 plants/ha |
2.33 |
8.33 |
|
9.00 |
6.55 |
||
TRP (150,000 plants/ha |
3.00 |
8.33 |
|
8.66 |
6.66 |
||
Mean |
2.77 |
7.44 |
|
7.88 |
6.03 |
||
|
Grain Yield kg/ha |
||||||
SRP (50,000 plants/ha |
743.33 |
818.33 |
|
831.33 |
797.67 |
||
DRP (100,000 plants/ha |
746.67 |
831.33 |
|
815.33 |
797.78 |
||
TRP (150,000 plants/ha |
739.67 |
818.00 |
|
826.33 |
794.67 |
||
Mean |
743.22 |
822.56 |
|
824.33 |
796.70 |
||
|
No.of tillers 8WAT |
Plant height at PMS |
Grain Yield kg/ha |
||||
LSD 0.05 for fertilizer dose |
0.263 |
0.366 |
2.633 |
||||
LSD 0.05 for row spacing |
0.263 |
0.366 |
2.633 |
||||
LSD 0.05 for dose x spacing |
0.456 |
0.634 |
4.560 |
||||
Source: [9] Key: WAT= weeks after transplanting; SRP = single row planting; DRP = double row planting; TRP = triple row planting, PMS = physiological
maturity stage
Table 3: Mean effects of NPK 20 10 10 fertilizer rates on number of tillers and grain yield of finger millet at 8 WAT and PMS under SRP,
DRP and TRP in 2012 and 2013 cropping seasons
Nutrient sources |
Rate |
Grain yield (kg/ha-1) |
Seed weight (g) |
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|
|
Minna |
Kaduna |
Minna |
Kaduna |
NPK |
100, 50, 50 |
4530.70a |
4241.30a |
1.84a |
1.64d |
Poultry dropping |
2t/ha-1 |
3332.70b |
3299.00b |
2.59a |
2.48c |
Cow dung |
4.5t/ha-1 |
3083.30c |
3033.30b |
1.90bc |
1.76c |
Horse dung |
6t/ha-1 |
2604.30d |
2452.70c |
1.95b |
1.86b |
Control |
0t/ha-1 |
2064.70e |
1856.30d |
1.46d |
1.29c |
SE± |
|
71.58 |
96.31 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
Source: [15]
Table 4: Influence of nutrient sources on grain yield and seed weight of finger millet in Minna and Kaduna
Variety |
Fertilizer rate |
Short rains |
Long rains |
||
|
|
No. of productive |
Grain yield |
No. of productive |
Grain yield |
|
|
Tillers/plot |
(g)/plant |
Tillers/plot |
(g)/plant |
Gulu-E |
0 |
25.3b |
34.7d |
21.9c |
69.0d |
|
25 |
25.0b |
52.7c |
24.4c |
107.0b |
|
50 |
27.7b |
67.7b |
29.2b |
89.7c |
|
75 |
36.7a |
80.3a |
42.3a |
155.0a |
|
100 |
42.7a |
70.3 |
42.4a |
140.0a |
P-224 |
0 |
26.3b |
44.7d |
22.9c |
65.3d |
|
25 |
40.0a |
55.0c |
32.3b |
71.3d |
|
50 |
28.3b |
64.3b |
32.4b |
101.3b |
|
75 |
41.3a |
78.7a |
40.1a |
110.3b |
|
100 |
34.3a |
58.3c |
41.9a |
93.0c |
P-value |
|
0.047 |
0.005 |
0.043 |
0.017 |
SE |
|
1.841 |
4.512 |
3.854 |
8.658 |
CV% |
|
11.2 |
10.5 |
8.9 |
11.3 |
Source: [14] Values in each column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly at P=0.05
Table 5: Effect of NPK blended fertilizer rates on Gulu-E and P-224 varieties at Kakamega
Tables at a glance