Tuber Yield and Yield Component Performance of Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Varieties in Fafen District, Ethiopia

Table 2

Mean values of number of primary stems per stake, number of branches per plant, plant height (cm), and multiplication ratio of four cassava varieties cultivated at Fafen district, ESRS.

Varieties	Mean number of primary stems/stake	Mean number of secondary branches/plant	Mean plant height (cm)	Mean multiplication ratio/stake
Kello	1.61^b	3.28^c	103.89^c	8.94^c
Hawassa-4	2.17^a	4.72^b	98. 61^c	14.22^b
Qulle	1.94^ab	7.61^a	148.56^a	24.94^a
Chichu	2.39^a	2.56^d	121.89^b	14.67^b
Mean	2.02	4.54	116.88	15.69
CV(%)	16.3	15.23	7.64	12.42
LSD	0.60	0.46	5.93	1.30