Research Article

Effect of Integrated Technologies on Production and Productivity of Pearl Millet in the Dryland Areas of Wag Himira Administrative Zone, Eastern Amhara, Ethiopia

Table 3

Effect of integrated technologies on the productivity of pearl millet at Aybra in the 2014 main cropping season.

TreatmentsDHPHNTPLHWBM (ton ha−1)SW (gm)GY (kg ha−1)

No F + DS + FB64.33a152.93bcd0.80d17.00abc91.83a15.29cde9.50a2227fg
NF + DS + TR65.66a148.80cde2.20abc19.20a112.67a11.15e10.50a3413ab
NF + PS + FB63.00a137.00e0.80d15.33c120.83a17.75abcd10.50a2115g
NF + PS + TR65.33a146.73de2.66a18.80ab100.00a11.23e10.50a2683def
RFR + DS + FB65.66a169.13ab1.40bcd17.8abc106.33a15.20cde9.83a3339ab
RFR + DS + TR65.33a168.66ab2.33ab18.93ab120.67a16.49bcde11.16a3463ab
RFR + PS + FB65.00a167.53ab0.80d18.00ab120.33a22.21a10.83a2572defg
RFR + PS + TR65.33a163.73abc1.66abcd18.80ab110.00a13.56de11.16a3152bc
MD + DS + FB64.00a176.00a0.80d17.80abc121.33a19.73abc10.50a2309efg
MD + DS + TR65.66a155.33bcd2.06abc18.93ab119.00a13.37de9.83a2724cde
MD + PS + FB64.33a162.13abcd1.06cd18.46ab109.17a21.10ab9.66a2179g
MD + PS + TR64.66a158.46bcd1.53abcd18.53ab116.17a16.56bcde10.66a2872cd
MD + PS + TR + IMB64.66a165.26ab1.80abcd19.33a100.00a12.71de10.83a3687a
MD + PS + TR + IHB65.00a167.46ab1.46bcd17.13abc105.17a13.12de9.83a3406ab
Mean64.85159.91.5218.05110.9615.6710.3828.67
CV2.495.3339.437.6723.9318.4612.818.77
Duncan (at 5%)NSNSNS

DH = days to heading; SCH = stand count at harvest; PH = plant height; NTPP = number of tillers per plant; LP = length of panicle; BMY = biomass yield; TKW = thousand kernel weight; GY = grain yield.