Research Article

Effects of Organic Nutrient Sources and NPS Fertilizer on the Agronomic and Economic Performance of Haricot Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

LAI, pods per plant, 1000 seed weight, biomass per plant, and grain yields of haricot bean affected by organic and NPS fertilizer.

LRLAIPods per plant (PPPL)1000 seeds wt.Dry matter plant−1Grain yield (ton/ha)
0 t/ha2.5 t/ha5 t/ha0 t/ha2.5 t/ha5 t/ha0 t/ha2.5 t/ha5 t/ha0 t/ha2.5 t/ha5 t/ha0 t/ha2.5 t/ha5 t/ha

NPS (kg/ha)
01.35d2.41c3.59b7.8 g14.7f19.9cde198.5b246.5a248.0a12.2 g27.9ef29.6ef1.01 g2.32f3.17de
502.54c3.61b3.96ab17.0ef19.2de21.6bcd235.3a238.5a234.9a25.9f32.6cde37.8bc2.08f3.18de3.27cde
1004.01ab4.39a3.94ab21.7bcd22.3bcd23.0abc235.0a241.1a247.9a31.6def32.6cde40.1ab3.10e3.81abc3.43bcde
1504.35a4.23ab4.49a23.2 ab25.5a24.1ab238.9a241.9a245.1a36.6bcd36.4bcd45.2a3.73abcd4.16a3.93ab
LSD0.050.653.2314.1275.910.5804
CV (%)10.829.543.5110.7811.06