Effects of Curing Period of Livestock Droppings on the Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Varieties

Table 4

Effects of cured organic soil amendment on the number of leaves of okra in 2010 and 2011 cropping seasons.

Treatment	3 WAP		5 WAP		7 WAP		9 WAP
	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011
Soil amendment
C3	4.38	4.71	5.63	6.65	7.08	8.46	6.06	9.27
C6	4.44	4.69	5.53	7.04	7.03	9.36	6.01	10.25
C9	4.31	4.50	5.63	6.70	7.20	7.56	5.81	8.29
P3	4.94	4.81	6.13	8.31	7.73	9.52	9.18	11.94
P6	4.75	4.45	5.75	7.56	7.18	8.94	6.81	10.61
P9	4.44	4.75	5.98	7.10	7.50	8.43	5.71	9.78
NA	4.00	4.64	5.50	6.43	6.08	7.58	5.62	8.32
NPK	4.56	4.75	6.00	7.70	7.58	9.29	6.92	11.85
SE±	0.384	0.270	0.325	0.630	0.345	0.809	0.672	1.136
LSD(0.05)	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	1.352	2.287
Variety
LD 88-1	4.52	4.62	5.93	7.05	7.54	8.47	6.43	9.66
NHAe 47-4	4.44	4.72	5.59	7.33	7.09	8.82	6.53	10.04
SE±	0.192	0.139	0.163	0.315	0.170	0.405	0.52	0.568
LSD(0.05)	ns	ns	0.325	ns	0.343	ns	ns	ns

ns: not significant; LSD: least significant difference (); WAP: weeks after planting; SE: standard error.