Response of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Potassium (K) and Blended NPS Fertilizer Rates in the Nitisols of Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Days to 50% heading and physiological maturity of wheat as affected by NPS and K fertilizer rates.

Fertilizer (kg·ha^−1)	Days to 50% heading	Physiological maturity
	Days	Days
NPS
0	74.6^a	134.25^a
50	65.0^b	133.75^a
100	60.5^c	129.58^b
150	59.5^c	113.42^d
200	63.7^b	117.58^c
LSD (0.05)	2.22	2.74
KCl
0	68.5^a	126.3
25	64.2^b	126.6
50	62.5^b	125.1
75	63.4^b	124.9
LSD (0.05)	1.98	NS
CV (%)	4.15	2.64

LSD (0.05): least significant difference at the 5% level; CV: coefficient of variation; NS: nonsignificant. Means in the column followed by the same letters are not significantly different at the 5% level of significance.