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 4
Biomass, grain yield, and HI as affected by varieties and K rates during 2019/20 cropping seasons.
Varieties
K rates (kg/ha)
Biomass yield (kg/ha)
Grain yield (kg/ha)
HI
SER 119
0
6235d–f
2067f–h
0.33
10
6452c–e
2217d–f
0.34
20
7477ab
2415b–d
0.32
30
7613a
2546b
0.33
40
7074a–c
2820a
0.39
SAB 736
0
5563f
1499i
0.23
10
6413c–e
1855h
0.34
20
6511c–e
2149e–g
0.33
30
7004a–d
2312c–e
0.33
40
6831b–d
2232d–f
0.33
Awassa Dume
0
5802ef
1872h
0.32
10
6167d–f
1955gh
0.33
20
7153a–c
2340b–e
0.32
30
7581ab
2494bc
0.33
40
7168a–c
2356b–e
0.33
LSD
837
221
NS
Varieties mean
SER 119
6982a
2413a
0.35a
SAB 736
6464b
2009c
0.31b
Awassa Dume
6774ab
2203b
0.33ab
LSD
374
98
0.02
K rate mean
0
6183d
1813d
0.29c
10
6402cd
2075c
0.33b
20
6673bc
2235b
0.33b
30
7419a
2451a
0.34ab
40
7024ab
2469a
0.35a
LSD
483
127
0.03
CV (%)
7.43
5.99
8.21
Means followed by different letters within a column are significantly different at 5% probability level; NS, not significant.