Research Article

Boosting Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter)) Yield through the Use of Different Inter-Row Spacing and Seeding Rates

Table 4

The main effect of row spacing and seed rates on panicle length, panicle number, main panicle weight per plant, and thousand seed weight of tef.

FactorsPanicle length (cm)Panicle (number plant−1)Main panicle weight (g)Thousand seed weight (g)

Inter-row spacing (cm)
 1541.36a16.20c1.24d0.34b
 2039.83a16.31bc1.30c0.35ab
 2537.48b17.41ab1.43b0.36a
 3036.85b18.24a1.48a0.35ab
 LSD1.541.150.0370.014
Seed rates (kg ha−1)
 2.537.07c19.74a1.49a0.37a
 537.62c18.07b1.40b0.36ab
 7.538.76bc16.50c1.34c0.34bc
 1040.26ab15.94cd1.34c0.34bc
 12.540.7a14.95d1.27d0.32c
 LSD1.721.290.0420.015
 CV (%)5.49.133.75.3

Means followed by the same letter within a column are not significantly different at a 5% probability level.