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 3
Pods per plant, seeds per pod, and TSW as affected by varieties and K rates during 2019/20 cropping seasons.
Varieties
K rates (kg/ha)
Pods per plant
Seeds per pod
TSW (g)
SER 119
0
31.33d–g
3.83
180.00
10
40.50b–e
4.53
224.67
20
45.53bc
5.17
242.00
30
49.20bc
5.63
267.00
40
63.37a
6.27
287.00
SAB 736
0
20.97g
3.33
198.33
10
29.00e–g
4.07
252.67
20
39.20b–e
3.87
273.00
30
48.53bc
4.90
287.00
40
33.00d–g
4.50
309.67
Awassa Dume
0
26.1fg
3.50
207.33
10
41.73b–d
4.57
248.00
20
45.73bc
4.23
256.33
30
51.00b
5.57
276.67
40
37.4c–f
4.97
293.33
LSD
12.28
NS
NS
Varieties mean
SER 119
45.99a
5.09a
240.13
SAB 736
34.14c
4.13c
264.13
Awassa Dume
40.39b
4.57b
256.33
LSD
5.49
0.39
NS
K rate mean
0
26.13b
3.56c
195.22d
10
39.97a
4.39b
241.78c
20
43.49a
4.42b
257.11bc
30
46.68a
5.37a
276.89ab
40
44.59a
5.24a
296.67a
LSD
7.09
0.51
33.66
CV (%)
18.28
11.56
13.75
Means followed by different letters within a column are significantly different at 5% probability level; NS, not significant.