Evaluation of Intrarow Spacing on Growth and Yield Performance of Four Onion (Allium cepa L.) Varieties in Beyeda District, North Gondar, Ethiopia
Table 4
Effects of plant varieties and intrarow spacing on plant morphological characteristics.
Variety
Intrarow spacing
Parameters
Plant height (cm)
Leaf number
Leaf length (cm)
Leaf diameter (cm)
80% maturity
Shallot
6 cm
37.70
36.20
30.40
0.66
138
8 cm
35.07
38.67
28.70
0.71
141
10 cm
34.77
35.73
26.73
0.71
138
12 cm
36.93
39.50
29.53
0.69
143
Mean
36.12
37.53
28.84
0.69
140
SEM
1.11
1.55
1.12
0.02
144
Sig
Ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Nasik red
6 cm
55.33
8.77
44.63
1.39
135
8 cm
54.80
8.47
46.20
1.52
141
10 cm
54.87
9.50
46.87
1.53
146
12 cm
51.70
8.17
44.20
1.44
146
Mean
54.18
8.73
45.48
1.47
142
SEM
1.57
0.30
1.06
0.04
156
Sig
ns
ns
ns
ns
Robat
6 cm
52.07
8.63
42.13
1.37
138
8 cm
51.27
9.13
42.70
1.35
135
10 cm
44.53
7.57
37.10
1.18
141
12 cm
47.50
8.03
39.80
1.31
146
Mean
48.84
8.34
40.43
1.30
140
SEM
1.57
0.33
1.12
0.04
174
Sig
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Nafis
6 cm
50.70
8.13
41.50
1.23
135
8 cm
53.83
8.63
44.60
1.42
141
10 cm
47.77
7.37
40.93
1.16
141
12 cm
52.37
9.13
42.97
1.45
146
Mean
51.17
8.32
42.50
1.32
141
SEM
1.06
0.23
0.79
0.05
150
Sig
ns
ns
ns
Shallot
36.12b
37.53a
28.84c
0.69c
140a
Nasik red
54.18a
8.73b
45.48a
1.47a
142a
Robat
48.84a
8.34b
40.43b
1.30b
140a
Nafis
51.17a
8.32b
42.50ab
1.32b
141a
Sig. variety (var)
ns
Sig. intrarow spacing (sp)
ns
ns
ns
ns
Sig. Var∗sp
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Sig = significantly different; SEM = standard error of mean; CV = coefficient of variation; < 0.05 = less significant (), < 0.01 = significant (), and < 0.001 = most significant (). Means of the same letter are not significantly different at < 0.05 (Abdisa et al., 2013).
