Research Article

Changes in N, K, and Fatty Acid Composition of Black Cumin Seeds Affected by Nitrogen Doses under Supplemental Potassium Application

Table 2

Main effects of N doses and supplemental K on seed yield, seed oil content, oil yield, and N and K contents in seeds of black cumin.

Year Seed yield (kg ha−1)Seed oil content (%)Oil yield (kg ha−1)N content (%)K content (%)

20113.18
20123.11

Potassium (kg K2O ha−1)

Control
50

Nitrogen (kg N ha−1)

Control
30
60
90

Analysis of variance

Year (Y)ns
Potassium (K)
Nitrogen (N)
K × Nnsns
Y × Nnsnsns
Y × Knsnsns
Y × K × Nnsnsns

and indicate significance at and , respectively; ns: not significant. †: means followed by the same letter(s) in each column are not significantly different at .