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

Table 7

Effects of cured organic amendments and varieties on pod characteristics and yield in 2010 and 2011 cropping seasons.

Treatment	⁢Number of grooves per pod		⁢Fruit length (cm)		⁢Fruit weight per pod (g)		⁢Cumulative yield (t ha^−1)
	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011
Soil amendment
C3	7.49	7.84	5.71	5.76	46.5	57.1	1.40	1.71
C6	7.42	7.66	5.82	5.31	55.3	68.5	1.69	2.06
C9	7.54	7.58	5.81	5.64	63.8	60.8	1.55	1.82
P3	7.58	7.67	5.88	5.60	82.9	85.6	2.58	2.57
P6	7.51	7.66	5.83	5.60	55.5	85.4	2.03	2.56
P9	7.51	7.41	5.58	5.08	57.6	70.9	1.65	2.13
NA	7.11	7.33	5.47	5.17	38.5	29.8	1.17	0.89
NPK	7.78	7.90	6.03	6.16	57.1	72.5	1.60	2.17
SE±	0.268	0.336	0.269	0.337	7.18	11.79	0.194	0.354
LSD(0.05)	ns	ns	ns	ns	14.76	23.74	0.390	0.713
Variety
LD 88-1	7.23	7.79	5.76	5.41	56.2	60.1	1.63	1.80
NHAe 47-4	7.74	7.42	5.77	5.68	58.1	72.5	1.73	2.18
SE±	0.134	0.168	0.135	0.168	3.59	5.89	0.097	0.177
LSD(0.05)	0.269	0.338	ns	ns	ns	11.87	0.195	0.356

ns: not significant; LSD: least significant difference (); SE: standard error.