Effect of Fertilizer Types on the Growth and Yield of Amaranthus caudatus in Ilorin, Southern Guinea, Savanna Zone of Nigeria

Table 3

Effect of fertilizer types on the stem girth and yield parameters of Amaranthus caudatus at 4 weeks after transplanting.

Treatment	Stem girth (cm)	Fresh root weight (g/plant)	Yield (t/ha)
1st planting
Control 0	6.0^c	27.4^d	12.1^c
Grade A	7.5^a	39.2^a	18.9^a
Grade B	6.9^b	34.7^b	17.6^b
NPK	7.0^b	31.0^c	17.6^b
Residual effect
Control	4.4^c	7.8^d	3.6^c
Grade A	5.9^a	30^a	7.5^a
Grade B	5.0^b	18.3^b	5.0^b
NPK	5.1^b	15.3^c	5.3^b

Means having the same letter along the columns indicate no significant difference using Duncan’s multiple range test at 5% probability level.