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Table 3 Variations in yield-related parameters of two pea varieties as influenced by DAP doses and plant densities at Miti, eastern DRC

From: Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and plant density improve grain yield, nodulation capacity, and profitability of peas (Pisum sativum L.) on ferralsols in eastern D.R. Congo

DAP dose (kg ha−1)

Plant density

Adei

Number of grains per pod

Number of pods per plant

100-grain weight (g)

0

100,000

4.1 ± 0.2c

15.3 ± 1.6c

21.9 ± 0.2c

166,666

4.5 ± 0.3c

18.6 ± 1.8ab

22.2 ± 0.2c

250,000

3.7 ± 0.2c

15.2 ± 1.5c

23.6 ± 0.3b

100

100,000

4.9 ± 0.2b

17.5 ± 1.8c

23.2 ± 0.3b

166,666

4.7 ± 0.2b

20.9 ± 1.9b

22.4 ± 0.1c

250,000

4.9 ± 0.2b

15.1 ± 1.4c

23.6 ± 0.5b

150

100,000

5.7 ± 0.3a

25.0 ± 2.9a

24.4 ± 0.8b

166,666

4.7 ± 0.4a

24.2 ± 1.8a

25.4 ± 1.6b

250,000

5.7 ± 0.3a

20.0 ± 1.5b

22.5 ± 1.5b

200

100,000

4.9 ± 0.2b

18.7 ± 1.7ab

24.4 ± 0.8b

166,666

5.7 ± 0.3a

25.0 ± 1.9a

25.6 ± 1.3a

250,000

5.3 ± 0.3a

20.1 ± 1.8b

24.6 ± 1.3b

 

Rwanda (CR)

0

100,000

4.4 ± 0.2c

15.1 ± 1.5c

20.5 ± 0.8c

166,666

3.8 ± 0.2c

16.5 ± 1.7c

20.9 ± 0.6c

100

250,000

4.6 ± 0.3c

12.6 ± 1.4d

21.3 ± 0.3c

100,000

4.6 ± 0.3c

19.5 ± 1.9b

22.6 ± 0.1b

166,666

4.7 ± 0.3b

13.6 ± 1.4d

23.8 ± 0.7b

250,000

4.6 ± 0.3c

20.0 ± 1.9b

22.7 ± 0.1b

150

100,000

5.1 ± 0.3b

20.0 ± 2.9b

23.6 ± 0.8b

166,666

5.0 ± 0.3a

19.2 ± 1.8b

21.6 ± 1.3b

250,000

4.9 ± 0.2b

24.5 ± 1.5a

21.8 ± 0.8b

200

100,000

4.9 ± 0.3b

23.1 ± 1.7a

26.1 ± 1.1a

166,666

5.0 ± 0.3a

22.8 ± 1.9a

27.6 ± 0.8a

250,000

4.9 ± 0.2b

20.1 ± 1.9b

29.4 ± 1.3a

P value

Varieties (A)

NS

0.0147*

0.001**

 

Doses (B)

< 0.0001***

0.005**

NS

 

P. densities (C)

0.0421*

0.001**

0.0162*

 

A*B

0.0023**

0.0064*

NS

 

A*C

NS

NS

0.0437*

 

B*C

NS

0.043*

0.0321*

 

A*B*C

0.0162**

NS

0.014*

 

LSD0.05

0.73

1.284

0.633

 

CV (%)

14.07

8.73

4.1

  1. Means followed by the same lowercase letter in the column do not differ from each other based on the LSD test
  2. CV coefficient of variation, LSD Least Significant Difference of means at p < 0.05
  3. NS, *, **, *** = not significant, significant, highly, and very highly significant at P > 0.05, < 0.05, < 0.01, and < 0.001
  4. Statistics results of performed tests are italicized in the Table