Research Article
Effect of Tillage, Irrigation, and Nutrient Levels on Growth and Yield of Sweet Potato in Rice Fallow
Table 2
Effect of tillage, irrigation, and nutrient levels on growth of sweet potato in rice fallow.
| Treatment | Vine length (cm) | LAI | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | | | 90 DAP | Harvest | 90 DAP | Harvest |
| Tillage | | | | | | | Minimum tillage | 102.3 | 100.6 | 2.51 | 2.38 | 2.42 | 2.33 | Conventional tillage | 110.1 | 115.6 | 2.74 | 2.50 | 2.64 | 2.51 | LSD () | 8.1 | 7.7 | NS | NS | 0.19 | 0.15 |
| No. of irrigation | | | | | | | 3 | 97.8 | 96.7 | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.26 | 2.12 | 5 | 107.1 | 111.3 | 2.68 | 2.50 | 2.61 | 2.53 | 7 | 114.8 | 117.3 | 2.88 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.61 | LSD () | 4.6 | 3.5 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Nutrient levels (N-P2O5-K2O kg ha−1) | | | | | | | 0-0-0 | 91.9 | 96.4 | 2.50 | 2.31 | 2.36 | 2.26 | 37.5-25-37.5 | 110.3 | 112.3 | 2.63 | 2.46 | 2.58 | 2.42 | 75-50-75 | 116.5 | 116.6 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.65 | 2.58 | LSD () | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
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