Effect of Interrow Spacings on Growth, Yield, and Yield Components of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
Table 3
Effect of interrow spacing on plant height, leaf area, and leaf area index of common bean varieties at the Arsi Negele and Melkasa sites.
Parameters
Plant height (cm)
Leaf area (cm2 )
Leaf area index
Locations
Arsi Negele
Melkasa
Arsi Negele
Melkasa
Arsi Negele
Melkasa
Plant spacing (cm)
30
56.67 ± 1.6a
59.41 ± 5.6a
1862.25 ± 105b
2104.0 ± 152.0a
3.98 ± 0.2b
4.12 ± 0.2ns
40
53.50 ± 1.6b
54.11 ± 3.6b
1961.05 ± 98.9a
1852.9 ± 119.2c
4.00 ± 0.3ab
4.00 ± 0.3ns
50
50.44 ± 1.9c
59.27 ± 3.4a
1979.00 ± 94.7a
2077.8 ± 109.7b
4.07 ± 0.3a
4.05 ± 0.2ns
LSD
2.39
4.27
94.03
210.92
0.07
0.29 ns
CV%
4.63
10.98
3.033
5.52
2.78
4.50
Varieties
Dame
55.15 ± 1.7a
71.57 ± 3.3a
1975.11 ± 100a
1998.80 ± 136b
4.04 ± 0.2a
4.12 ± 0.3a
SER-119
53.15 ± 1.6b
53.61 ± 1.6b
1928.30 ± 105b
2041.90 ± 131a
4.04 ± 0.3b
4.08 ± 0.3ab
KAT-B9
50.81 ± 1.6c
49.20 ± 2.1c
1845.37 ± 99c
1875.60 ± 118c
3.96 ± 0.3b
4.00 ± 0.2b
LSD
0.31
2.68
38.59
69.89
0.039
0.071
F value
Row spacing (PS)
45.14
13.93
10.33
13.93
5.23
0.76ns
Variety (Var)
144.14
12.38
16.69
12.38
3.58
5.15
Rs Var
50.29
1.22ns
10.13
23.97
1.53ns
4.59
Values (Mean ± SE) followed by dissimilar letters in column are significantly different at ; ; ; and Ns = nonsignificant.