Effect of Blended NPSB and Nitrogen Application rates on Growth, Yield, and Yield Components of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at Gitilo Dale Research Site of Wallaga University, Western Ethiopia
Table 3
Wheat phenology and growth characteristics are influenced by the relationship between NPSB and nitrogen levels.
NPSB (kg·ha−1)
N (kg·ha−1)
Days to emergence (day)
Days to heading (day)
Days to physiological maturity (day)
Plant height (cm)
Productive tillers (m−2)
0
0
6
63j
158h
76.09l
120.67g
0
31.1
6
64i
161g
78.15k
125.33fg
0
71.65
6
65hi
162fg
80.17ij
125.00fg
0
112.2
6
65gh
163f
82.05gh
131.00fg
100
0
6
65hi
163ef
79.31jk
126.00fg
100
31.1
6
66fg
163ef
83.06fg
133.00f
100
71.65
6
67e
166bcd
85.63e
153.33e
100
112.2
6
69cd
167bc
88.06d
155.00e
150
0
6
65h
163fg
81.25hi
133.66f
150
31.1
6
66f
165de
83.83f
148.67e
150
71.65
6
68df
166bcd
86.79de
166.00d
150
112.2
6
69b
167b
89.48c
192.33c
200
0
6
66f
163ef
84.17f
169.67d
200
31.1
6
67de
165cd
86.15e
194.33c
200
71.65
6
69bc
167b
91.62b
235.33b
200
112.2
6
71a
173a
93.31a
312.00a
LSD (0.05)
NS
0.805
1.82
1.33
10.73
CV (%)
0.73
0.66
0.94
3.93
In the table above, the same letters that are superscripted are statistically equivalent at the 5% level of significance. NS stands for nonsignificant and CV for the coefficient of variation. LSD = least significant difference. NPSB = blend of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur, and boron.