Productivity and Water Use Efficiency of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Grown under Different Nitrogen Applications in Sudan Savanna Zone, Nigeria
Table 3
Effect of fertilizer levels and variety on panicle length, 1000-seed weight, grain and Stover yields and harvest index of sorghum in Sudan Savanna zone.
Treatment
BUK
Minjibir
Panicle length
1000-seed weight
Grain yield
Stover yield
Harvest Index
Panicle Length
1000-seed weight
Grain yield
Stover yield
Harvest index
(cm)
(g)
(kg ha−1)
(%)
(cm)
(g)
(kg ha−1)
(%)
Year
2014
34.09
29.38
2318
11435
19.92
26.69
28.53
1844
4580
28.87
2015
30.39
22.95
2342
7020
25.79
27.49
19.75
1101
4044
22.26
P of F
<0.001
<0.001
0.873
<0.001
0.019
0.062
0.007
0.001
0.222
0.012
SED
0.87
0.86
78.8
333.7
1.71
0.43
1.30
66
348
1.19
LSD
1.72
1.39
156.2
661.7
5.44
0.84
4.13
209
1108
1.84
Fertilizer (F)
0
32.91
26.78
1649
5526
26.09
26.76
24.71
1048
3928
21.70
20
34.09
26.17
2231
6267
29.07
27.19
24.33
1288
4127
24.82
40
32.22
26.64
2452
6038
30.20
26.68
23.41
1324
4194
24.85
60
32.00
26.33
2579
6816
29.07
27.37
23.63
1534
4725
25.64
80
30.55
26.17
2709
7557
28.23
27.13
24.60
1881
4542
28.94
100
31.69
24.92
2360
6676
27.73
27.38
24.15
1757
4356
27.42
P of F
0.286
0.459
0.001
0.030
0.148
0.893
0.790
<0.001
0.023
0.013
LSD
2.97
1.92
452.1
1149
3.06
1.46
2.40
249.8
476
3.52
Variety (V)
CSR01
30.70
26.59
1902
7162
22.6
28.11
19.99
876
4738
15.46
ICSV 400
25.33
22.70
2677
5061
36.1
18.47
22.46
1848
3750
33.32
Local
40.71
29.21
2411
7217
26.5
34.68
29.98
1693
4448
27.90
P of F
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
SED
1.06
0.68
131.2
329.7
1.17
0.52
0.86
73.8
232
1.29
LSD
2.10
1.35
266.1
668.7
2.39
1.03
1.70
149.7
463
2.63
CV (%)
16.1
3.6
28.5
17.9
32.7
9.4
17.3
32.7
26.4
23.3
Interaction
Y × F
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Y × V
ns
ns
ns
ns
F × C
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Y × F × V
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
SED: standard error of differences of means; LSD: least significant differences of mean (5% level); CV: coefficient of variation; and mean significant different at 0.01 and 0.05 level of probability; ns: not significant.
