Table 3 Early growth performance of enset as affected by interaction effect of parent plant ages and corm proportion

1

Whole

38.63 ± 0.6^ef

29.43 ± 0.33^ef

11.71 ± 0.3^efg

5 ± 0.12^bcd

9.43 ± 0.4^ef

8.23 ± 0.51^efg

Half

36.10 ± 0.5^f

29.30 ± 0.4^f

11.33 ± 0.4^fg

4.9 ± 0.14^cd

6.90 ± 0.43^f

7.60 ± 0.55^fg

Quarter

34.80 ± 1.1^f

28.13 ± 0.24^g

9.93 ± 0.36^g

4.66 ± 0.15^d

6.86 ± 0.3^f

6.96 ± 0.45^g

2

Whole

50.73 ± 0.9^bc

30.96 ± 0.09^bc

14.50 ± 0.55^bc

5.23 ± 0.1^bc

19.26 ± 0.5^ab

10.0 ± 0.61^bcd

Half

43.83 ± 0.6^de

30.06 ± 0.13^def

12.46 ± 0.5^def

5 ± 0.11^bcd

13.56 ± 0.47^cde

9 ± 0.49^cdef

Quarter

40.50 ± 1.5^ef

30.40 ± 0.11^cd

12.40 ± 0.6^def

4.9 ± 0.17^cd

10.10 ± 0.7^ef

8.80 ± 0.58^def

3

Whole

57.76 ± 1.4^a

33.20 ± 0.08^a

16.53 ± 0.44^a

5.73 ± 0.12^a

21.60 ± 0.6^a

11.60 ± 0.63^a

Half

49.26 ± 0.8^bcd

30.70 ± 0.1^bcd

14.53 ± 0.3^bc

5 ± 0.2^bcd

17.36 ± 0.35^bc

10.40 ± 0.37^abc

Quarter

43.63 ± 1.5^de

30.40 ± 0.17^cd

12.20 ± 0.6^def

5.10 ± 0.21^bc

13.76 ± 0.54^cde

9.10 ± 0.43^bcde

4

Whole

55.86 ± 1.2^ab

31.40 ± 0.9^b

15.93 ± 0.6^ab

5.33 ± 0.14^b

20.93 ± 0.55^a

11.60 ± 0.36^a

Half

48.00 ± 1.4^cd

30.70 ± 0.62^bcd

13.86 ± 0.47^cd

5.03 ± 0.23^bc

16.13 ± 0.66^bcd

10.46 ± 0.53^ab

Quarter

43.36 ± 1.4^de

30.23 ± 0.78^cde

13.36 ± 0.5^cde

5.03 ± 0.22^bc

12.76 ± 0.72^de

9.26 ± 0.47^bcde

LSD (5%)

6.71

0.76

1.39

0.24

4.01

1

CV (%)

8.75

1.48

6.24

2.92

16.91

6.33