Research Article

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 9

Effect of N and P fertilizers on the harvest index of faba bean.

FactorHarvest index

N rate (kg ha−1)
00.44 b
230.46 a
460.44 b
LSD (5%)0.02

K2O rate (kg ha−1)
00.44 b
300.46 a
600.46 a
LSD (5%)0.02
CV (%)9.01

Note: means in the column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at  = 0.05 according to Fisher’s protected LSD test.