Effect of Mineral Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Fertilizers on the Productivity of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) in Acidic Soils of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 4
Interaction effect of mineral N, P, and K fertilizers and the effect of the growing year on growth parameters of faba bean.
Nitrogen (kg N ha−1)
Phosphorus (kg P2O5 ha−1)
Plant height (cm)
Stem girth (mm)
Lodging (%)
NBPP
Potassium (kg K2O ha−1)
Potassium (kg K2O ha−1)
Potassium (kg K2O ha−1)
Potassium (kg K2O ha−1)
0
30
60
0
30
60
0
30
60
0
30
60
0
0
104.88 e
116.94 b–e
126.00 abc
4.20 f
4.65 ef
4.46 ef
32.25 a
0.00 c
0.00 c
2.01 d
3.41 cd
2.94 cd
46
117.58 b–e
120.66 abc
120.66 abc
4.36 f
7.44 bcd
7.44 bcd
31.92 a
16.14 b
15.54 b
2.94 cd
2.73 d
5.27 ab
92
116.94 b–e
121.63 abc
121.14 abc
4.58 ef
8.24 ab
4.40 f
18.47 b
8.10 bc
7.98 bc
3.41 cd
5.27 ab
2.94 cd
23
0
105.63 de
120.58 abc
126.00 abc
4.63 ef
4.92 ef
5.94 def
39.09 a
15.54 b
15.14 b
3.04 cd
3.41 cd
4.34 bc
46
126.00 abc
119.60 a–d
118.23 a–e
4.65 ef
5.08 ef
5.38 ef
32.25 a
16.64 b
16.64 b
3.41 cd
3.41 cd
3.41 cd
92
117.58 b–e
126.00 abc
119.51 a–d
4.85 ef
6.27 cde
7.93 abc
30.59 a
3.10 c
3.10 c
3.41 cd
3.41 cd
5.27 ab
46
0
113.86 cde
126.00 abc
121.14 abc
4.11 f
6.27 cde
8.15 ab
39.09 a
15.14 b
7.98 bc
3.04 cd
4.34 bc
5.27 ab
46
126.00 abc
121.14 abc
127.95 abc
4.26 f
7.39 bcd
5.38 ef
36.25 a
3.10 c
3.10 c
2.94 cd
5.89 a
4.91 ab
92
119.28 a–d
129.35 a
127.95 abc
4.92 ef
9.58 a
9.47 a
30.59 a
16.44 b
3.10 c
3.41 cd
5.37 ab
5.37 ab
LSD (5%)
7.03
0.93
7.44
0.73
Year
2019
123.69 a
5.96
12.30 b
4.25 a
2020
118.34 b
5.80
21.56 a
3.55 b
LSD (5%)
1.93
0.25
1.46
0.19
CV (%)
5.11
13.91
17.58
16.35
Note: means in columns and rows followed by the same letter are not significantly different at = 0.05 according to Fisher’s protected LSD test. NBPP, number of branches per plant.
