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 4
Effect of interrow spacing on number of pods plant−1 and number of seeds pods−1of common bean varieties at the Arsi Negele and Melkasa sites.
Parameters
Number of pods plant−1
Number of seeds pod−1
Hundred seeds weight (g)
Locations
Arsi Negele
Melkasa
Arsi Negele
Melkasa
Arsi Negele
Melkasa
Plant spacing (cm)
30
13.94 ± 1.9c
16.34 ± 1.8b
4.75 ± 0.4ns
4.12 ± 0.4ns
42.58 ± 4.0b
41.89 ± 3.0ns
40
15.56 ± 1.5b
18.56 ± 2.2a
4.80 ± 0.3ns
4.01 ± 0.3ns
44.92 ± 3.6ab
43.11 ± 3.5ns
50
16.87 ± 1.3a
18.27 ± 1.5a
4.94 ± 0.4ns
4.05 ± 0.3ns
47.94 ± 5.1a
43.78 ± 3.4ns
LSD
3.05
2.04
0.64ns
0.63ns
4.72
9.03
CV%
6.18
7.48
13.62
13.74
1.20
7.64
Varieties
Dame
13.15 ± 1.4c
14.74 ± 1.1b
4.24 ± 0.3b
4.64 ± 0.3b
53.05 ± 3.1a
50.44 ± 2.4a
SER-119
15.98 ± 1.3b
18.58 ± 2.2a
5.09 ± 0.4a
5.03 ± 0.4a
33.21 ± 1.5c
32.11 ± 1.5c
KAT-B9
17.79 ± 1.7a
17.65 ± 1.6a
4.96 ± 0.4a
4.02 ± 0.3c
46.19 ± 3.4b
46.22 ± 1.3b
LSD
0.52
1.63
0.57
0.23
1.15
1.77
F value
Row spacing (PS)
21.14
4.51
0.65ns
1.72ns
7.83
0.80ns
Variety (Var)
41.42
12.03
8.13
24.70
157.32
80.64
Rs Var
34.06
1.22ns
10.16
49.42
12.51
1.35ns
Values (Mean ± SE) followed by dissimilar letters in column are significantly different at ; ; ; and Ns = nonsignificant.