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

Table 3

Average values for number of tubers/plant, length of tubers/plant, diameter of tubers/plant, tuber yield per plot, total tuber yield per hectare, and percent of dry matter content of four cassava varieties cultivated at Fafen district, ESRS.

Varieties	Number of tubers/plant	Length of tubers/plant (cm)	Diameter of tubers/plant (cm)	Fresh tuber weight/plant (kg)	Tuber yield per plot (kg)	Total tuber yield (t/ha)	Dry matter content of tubers (%)
Kello	5.44^b	25.39^a	3.24^b	1.99^b	11.94^b	19.90^b	44.62^ab
Hawassa-4	6.50^a	22.11^b	3.87^a	2.39^a	14.36^a	23.93^a	50.28^a
Qulle	5.06^b	24.67^ab	2.84^c	1.87^b	11.24^b	18.73^b	43.94^b
Chichu	4.06^c	17.89^c	2.32^d	1.35^c	8.09^c	13.48^c	41.21^b
Mean	5.27	22.52	3.07	1.90	11.41	19.01	45.01
CV (%)	12.87	8.42	8.33	12.81	12.81	12.81	20.04
LSD	0.45	1.26	0.17	0.97	5.83	0.97	0.06