Effect of Tillage Method and Mulch Application on Growth and Yield of Green Gram in Semiarid Kenya
Table 5
Number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, and thousand (1000) seed weight under contrasting tillage method and mulch in Katumani and Mwea.
Treatments + interactions
Katumani
Mwea
NPP
NSP
TSW
NPP
NSP
TSW
Conventional tillage
41c
13a
55.54c
38c
13a
64.00a
Furrow-ridge
61a
13a
71.35a
44a
13 a
69.00a
Zero tillage
48b
13a
60.32b
40b
13 a
64.92a
LSD
1.51
0.87
1.91
1.89
1.28
5.06
value
<.001
0.678
<.001
0.002
0.864
0.102
Mulch
0 t·ha-1
46b
13a
60.48b
37b
13a
63.11b
3 t·ha-1
54a
13a
64.33a
44a
13a
68.33a
LSD
2.04
0.19
1.75
1.56
0.24
2.39
value
<.001
1.00
0.002
<.001
0.06
0.003
Variety
KS20
47b
13b
63.89a
36b
13b
68.83a
N26
53a
14a
60.92b
45a
14a
63.11b
LSD
2.01
0.17
0.80
1.33
0.24
1.28
value
<.001
<.001
<.001
<.001
<.001
<.001
Interactions
Tillage°× mulch
0.55
0.3
0.86
0.54
0.73
1.00
Tillage°× variety
0.03
0.62
0.74
0.43
0.22
0.89
Mulch°× variety
0.25
1.00
0.19
0.01
0.34
0.78
Tillage°× mulch°× variety
0.54
0.26
0.83
0.38
0.78
0.05
LSD is the least significant difference; NPP = number of pods per plant, NSP = number of seeds per pod, TSW = thousand seed weight and means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at .
