Ripening Response of Sugarcane Varieties to Chemical Ripeners and Economic Benefits during the Early Period of Harvesting at Wonji-Shoa and Metahara Sugarcane Plantations, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Table 1

Combined analysis of variance (p values) for yield components of sugarcane in a field experiment involving four sugarcane varieties, six chemical ripener treatments, and two locations.

Source of variation	Stalk height (m)	Stalk weight (kg stalk−1)	No. of millable stalks (′000 ha^−1)
Variety (V)^1	0.001	0.001	0.001
Ripener (R)^2	0.001	0.001	0.970
Location (L)^3	0.168	0.002	0.017
V × R	0.025	0.966	0.649
R × L	0.653	0.802	0.891
V × R × L	0.919	0.939	0.562

¹Varieties: B52-298, NCo334, C86-56, and SP70-1284; ²Ripener treatments: Ethephon^™, Fusilade Forte^™, Moddus^™, Moddus^™ + Fusilade Forte^™ combination, Ethephon^™ + Fusilade Forte^™ combination, and control (unsprayed). ³Locations: Wonji-Shoa and Metahara.