Influence of Plant Density and Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates on Yield and Yield Components of Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.)

Table 2

Mean root fresh weight, root diameter, and total soluble solute of beetroot influenced by plant density and N fertilizer rates.

	Root fresh weight	Root diameter	Total soluble solute
Plant density (plants ha^−1)
133 333	42.06^d	5.54^c	5.83^d
100 000	50.16^c	5.45^c	6.57^c
80 000	60.39^b	5.88^b	7.23^b
66 666	68.99^a	6.33^a	7.86^a
LSD ≤ 0.05	3.62	0.24
Nitrogen (kg ha^−1)
0	51.39^c	4.93^c	6.57^d
46	54.56^bc	5.83^b	6.78^c
92	58.56^a	6.11^a	6.97^b
138	57.10^ab	6.34^a	7.18^a
LSD < 0.05	3.62	0.24	0.14
CV %	11.33	7.18	3.61

Means followed by the same letter (s) within a column are not statistically different at .