Research Article
Performance of Two Rape (Brassica napus) Cultivars under Different Fertilizer Management Levels in the Smallholder Sector of Zimbabwe
Table 2
Effect of variety and AN fertilizer application rape fresh leaf yield (g/plant) at 6, 7, 8, and 9 weeks after planting.
| AN fertilizer application rate | 5 WAP | 7 WAP | 9 WAP | 11 WAP |
| 0 kg/ha | 84.2a | 84.2a | 61.7a | 38a | 200 kg/ha | 176.7b | 176.7b | 158.3b | 194b | 300 kg/ha | 182.5b | 182.5b | 163.3b | 150b | 350 kg/ha | 208.3b | 208.3b | 191.7b | 172b | 400 kg/ha | 248.3c | 248.3c | 231.7c | 205b |
| p-fert | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | English Giant | 449.3 | 386.3 | 163.3 | 162 | Hobson | 433.7 | 381.7 | 159.3 | 142 | Pvar | 0.785 | 0.505 | 0.679 | 0.382 |
| pvar fert | 0.833 | 0.991 | 0.991 | 0.497 |
| Lsd-fert | 31.04 | 32.52 | 31.64 | 72.8 |
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