Different Rates of Chicken Manure and NPK 15-15-15 Enhanced Performance of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) on Ferruginous Soil
Table 2
ANOVA table of effects of chicken manure and NPK on performance of sunflowers on ferruginous soil.
Source of variation
PH
NLV
LA
SG
WH
HD
NSD
WSD
100SD
YL/HA
Main cropping
Treatments
4.73
2.58 ns
2.94
3.99
104.44
10.17
23.50
56.58
0.90 ns
110.73
Mean
103.70
33.58
152.70
4.96
51.61
15.82
53.90
44.32
12.45
1.12
SEM
3.39
0.34
8.14
0.14
2.95
0.35
3.08
3.33
1.30
0.05
CV
13.49
4.14
20.6
10.27
4.192
5.56
10.03
8.59
3.43
3.43
Residual cropping
Treatments
12.89
2.58
2.55
3.99
104.44
10.17
18.36
56.68
0.86
86.37
Mean
184.01
37.10
427.29
9.31
310.41
20.00
458.88
65.05
11.03
3.5
SEM
5.47
0.94
38.88
0.32
17.37
0.77
21.10
4.79
0.57
0.26
CV
7.1
4.15
20.6
10.27
4.92
5.55
10.02
8.59
52.55
1.64
Significant at ; significant at ; significant at ; ns = not significant; PH = plant height; NLV = number of leaves; LA = leaf area; SG = stem girth; WH = weight of head; HD = head diameter; NSD = number of seeds; WSD = weight of seed; 100SD = 100-seed weight; YL/HA = yield/hectare.
