Research Article

Effect of Earthing-Up Frequency on Growth and Yield of Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica) Varieties at Gimbi District, Western Ethiopia

Table 4

Effect of earthing-up frequencies and varieties on leaf length and leaf width of anchote at Gimbi district, western Ethiopia in 2020/2021.

TrtsLevel of trtsLL (cm)LW (cm)

Earthing-up frequencyControl7.46d9.24d
Once7.66c9.43cb
Twice7.89b9.69b
Three times9.71a10.26a
Four times9.72a10.29a

LSLD (0.05)0.14660.4025

value0.00010.0001

VarietiesDesta 018.64a9.97a
Acc4058.51a9.91a
Acc1738.32b9.46b

LSD (0.05)0.11360.3118

CV (%)1.794.26

Means followed by the same letter across columns are not significantly different at , LL = leaf length, LW = leaf width, and control = without earthing up. LSD = least significance difference and CV = coefficient of variation.