MgO Fertilizer Sole and Combined with Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers: Effect on Soil Chemical Properties, Turmeric Performance, and Quality in a Tropical Alfisol
Table 4
Effect of Mg fertilizer, PM, NPK fertilizer, and their combinations on performance of turmeric.
Treatment
Plant height (cm)
Number of leaves
Number of tillers
Number of rhizomes
Fresh rhizome weight (t ha−1)
2017
2018
2017
2018
2017
2018
2017
2018
2017
2018
Control
51.2d
50.3d
9.3e
9.1e
3.1e
3.1e
9.1e
9.0e
19.4e
19.2e
PM
63.8b
64.1b
12.1c
12.7c
4.4c
4.6c
14.1c
14.3c
25.2c
25.8c
NPK 15-15-15
69.7ab
69.2ab
13.6b
13.9b
4.8b
4.7b
15.2b
15.1b
28.4b
28.1b
MgO fertilizer
54.7cd
54.9c
10.8d
10.8d
3.3de
3.1de
10.3d
10.1d
21.7d
21.1d
PM + MgO
67.4ab
68.9ab
13.1ab
14.1ab
4.9b
5.1b
15.7b
16.0b
27.1b
27.9b
NPK + MgO
73.2a
73.9a
14.3a
14.8a
5.3a
5.6a
16.4a
16.7a
31.6a
30.9a
Values followed by similar letters under the same column are not significantly different at p = 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test; poultry manure = PM.
