Table 2 Variations in growth parameters of two pea varieties under four DAP doses and three plant densities at Miti, Kabare, eastern DRC

0

100,000

89 ± 3.3

0.37 ± 0.02^a

27.6 ± 2.4^a

118.5 ± 10.5^c

166,666

87 ± 3.3

0.36 ± 0.03^b

19.5 ± 1.3^c

122.2 ± 10.4^c

250,000

86 ± 3.4

0.34 ± 0.03^b

24.8 ± 2.5^b

133.1 ± 11.5^b

100

100,000

87 ± 3.3

0.33 ± 0.02^a

28.1 ± 2.5^a

126.3 ± 11.4^c

166,666

85 ± 2.3

0.28 ± 0.03^b

21.2 ± 2.8^b

134.6 ± 10.2^b

250,000

89 ± 3.2

0.30 ± 0.02^b

17.7 ± 1.9^c

139.3 ± 11.3^a

150

100,000

88 ± 2.9

0.38 ± 0.01^a

28.1 ± 2.5^a

138.5 ± 12.3^a

166,666

91 ± 4.2

0.37 ± 0.02^a

27.1 ± 2.1^a

140.3 ± 13.1^a

250,000

89 ± 4.9

0.31 ± 0.03^a

29.1 ± 2.3^a

129.3 ± 10.4^a

200

100,000

89 ± 3.2

0.39 ± 0.03^a

22.5 ± 2.3^b

141.9 ± 11.1^a

166,666

80 ± 4.1

0.26 ± 0.02^b

18.7 ± 2.2^c

138.5 ± 10.6^a

250,000

84 ± 3.3

0.26 ± 0.03^b

21.3 ± 2.5^b

141.5 ± 11.5^a

Rwanda (CR)

0

100,000

89 ± 4.2

0.28 ± 0.02^a

23.02 ± 2.6^a

119.6 ± 10.6^c

166,666

91 ± 2.2

0.26 ± 0.03^b

19.99 ± 1.46^c

130.3 ± 10.6^b

250,000

89 ± 2.1

0.26 ± 0.02^b

18.87 ± 1.2^c

126.3 ± 11.2^c

150

100,000

90 ± 4.3

0.34 ± 0.01^a

27.3 ± 2.5^a

139.1 ± 11.6^a

166,666

91 ± 5.1

0.33 ± 0.03^a

29.1 ± 2.1^a

140.2 ± 11.3^a

250,000

93 ± 4.9

0.37 ± 0.02^a

28.2 ± 2.6^a

139.0 ± 10.2^a

100

100,000

90 ± 3.4

0.38 ± 0.03^a

23.75 ± 2.4^a

129.3 ± 10.2^b

166,666

92 ± 3.3

0.32 ± 0.03^b

22.08 ± 2.5^b

131.4 ± 10.6^b

250,000

90 ± 2.1

0.31 ± 0.03^b

17.569 ± 2.2^c

134.2 ± 10.8^b

200

100,000

92 ± 4.1

0.28 ± 0.03^a

27.24 ± 2.36^a

145.6 ± 11.4^a

166,666

89 ± 3.2

0.25 ± 0.02^b

20.02 ± 1.46^b

140.9 ± 11.6^a

250,000

90 ± 3.3

0.26 ± 0.02^b

20.11 ± 2.46^b

142.0 ± 11.5^a

P value

Varieties (A)

0.041*

NS

0.001**

0.3163

Doses (B)

NS

0.030*

0.004**

0.006**

P. densities (C)

NS

0.034*

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

A*B

NS

< 0.001**

NS

0.035*

A*C

NS

NS

NS

NS

B*C

NS

< 0.001**

< 0.001**

NS

A*B*C

NS

0.024*

0.024*

0.047*

LSD_0.05 (interaction)

–

0.012

2.01

22.69

CV (%)

2.70

12.41

6.25

5.73