Evaluation of Pigeon Pea Lines for Biological Soil Decompaction

Table 4

Dry matter yields of plant components of three pigeon pea genotypes and of components of Tanzania plants planted after pigeon pea harvest of experiment 8.

Experiment	Genotype	Aerial part	Upper vermiculite	Compact soil	Lower vermiculite
Pigeon pea	g5-94	1513^a	451^a	89^a	201^a
	g8-95	1280^a	438^a	66^a	159^a
	Fava Larga	885^a	276^a	39^a	115^a
	CV (%)	29,2	31,7	33,5	35,2
	Mean	1226	388	65	158
Tanzania	g5-94	603^a	47^a	98^a	70^a
	g8-95	548^a	25^a	70^a	61^a
	Fava Larga	513^a	51^a	55^a	73^a
	Blank	7^a	4^a	0^a	0^a
	CV (%)	115,1	87,5	57,6	108,3
	Mean	417	32	56	51

∗Means followed by different letters, in each experiment and in each column, are statistically different, by the Duncan test (P < .05). CV: coefficient of variation.