Effect of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties and Variable Rates of Potassium Fertilizer on Yield and Yield-Related Traits at Areka, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Days to flowering and physiological maturity as affected by varieties and K rates during 2019/20 cropping seasons.

Varieties	K rates (kg/ha)	Days to flowering	Days to physiological maturity
SER 119	0	52.00	97.33
	10	52.67	101.00
	20	51.00	97.00
	30	50.00	98.67
	40	52.33	96.00
SAB 736	0	44.33	93.00
	10	44.67	95.00
	20	44.33	93.00
	30	44.00	93.67
	40	44.67	93.33
Awassa Dume	0	48.33	98.00
	10	48.00	97.33
	20	48.33	98.33
	30	46.67	98.33
	40	47.67	98.33
	LSD	NS	NS
Varieties mean	SER 119	51.60^a	98.00^a
	SAB 736	44.40^c	93.60^b
	Awassa Dume	48.00^b	98.07^a
	LSD	1.88	2.53
K rate mean	0	48.22	96.11
	10	48.44	97.78
	20	47.89	96.11
	30	47.22	96.89
	40	48.22	95.89
	LSD	NS	NS
	CV (%)	5.24	3.50

Means followed by different letters within a column are significantly different at 5% probability level; NS, not significant.