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 5
Effect of interrow spacing on total dry biomass, grain yield, and harvest index of common bean varieties at the Arsi Negele and Melkasa sites.
Parameters
Total dry biomass (kg/ha)
Grain yield (kg/ha)
Harvest index (%)
Locations
Arsi Negele
Melkassa
Arsi Negele
Melkassa
Arsi Negele
Melkassa
Plant spacing(cm)
30
5439.8 ± 1.5a
4282.9 ± 453.4a
2253.2 ± 126.7a
2076.9 ± 126a
42.9 ± 1.2ns
46.9 ± 3.6ns
40
5468.3 ± 1.6a
4253.0 ± 309.7b
2185.8 ± 145.6b
2030.1 ± 133a
41.2 ± 1.3ns
48.2 ± 3.5ns
50
4739.8 ± 1.9b
3582.2 ± 337.2c
2048.1 ± 120.4c
1901.5 ± 189b
47.1 ± 3.4ns
54.3 ± 2.2ns
LSD
607.43
670.36
97.18
127.76
6.44
8.84
CV%
5.44
19.57
6.71
9.49
8.76
18.83
Varieties
Dame
5400.4 ± 1.7a
3812.7 ± 399.3b
2019.4 ± 107.2b
1574.6 ± 126c
40.8 ± 1.7ns
47.4 ± 3.5ns
SER-119
5563.91 ± 1.6a
4791.1 ± 379.7a
2333.1 ± 127.8a
2366.7 ± 130a
45.1 ± 2.2ns
52.3 ± 4.2ns
KAT-B9
4715.3 ± 1.5b
3214.3 ± 198.2c
2254.5 ± 144.7ab
1826.1 ± 189b
45.3 ± 2.8ns
49.8 ± 1.3ns
LSD
214.04
373.30
217.71
252.34
6.61ns
9.05ns
F value
Row spacing (PS)
14.40
6.42
55.73
11.83
1.58ns
0.64ns
Variety (Var)
6.89
8.52
6.19
29.15
0.83ns
0.41ns
Rs Var
27.10
1.22ns
7.99
5.47
10.36
1.97ns
Values (Mean ± SE) followed by dissimilar letters in column are significantly different at ; ; ; and Ns = nonsignificant.