Evaluation of Intrarow Spacing on Growth and Yield Performance of Four Onion (Allium cepa L.) Varieties in Beyeda District, North Gondar, Ethiopia
Table 5
Influence of varieties, intrarow spaces, and their interaction effects in yield and yield components.
Variety
Intrarow space
Parameters
Bulb length (cm)
Bulb diameter (cm)
Bulb weight (g/plant)
Total biomass (g/plant)
Marketable yield (t/ha)
Unmarketable yield (t/ha)
Total bulb yield (t/ha)
Shallot
6 cm
2.47
1.91
51.00
86.67
11.13
1.53
12.67
8 cm
2.47
2.13
54.33
90.00
11.67
1.80
13.47
10 cm
2.95
2.63
50.67
87.33
11.43
1.87
13.30
12 cm
2.65
2.28
62.00
1.15
14.73
1.80
16.53
Total
2.63
2.24
54.50
94.75
12.24
1.75
13.99
SEM
0.08
0.09
2.77
5.78
0.73
0.24
0.79
Sig
ns
Ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Nasik red
6 cm
4.40
4.14
37.67
65.33
15.00
1.40
16.40
8 cm
4.15
4.26
35.00
70.67
12.43
2.37
14.80
10 cm
4.67
4.90
53.33
96.67
15.27
0.87
16.13
12 cm
4.41
4.71
40.67
81.67
15.10
0.13
15.23
Total
4.41
4.51
41.67
78.58
14.45
1.19
15.64
SEM
0.13
0.14
2.89
4.95
1.00
0.29
0.93
Sig
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Robat
6 cm
4.25
4.38
38.33
75.00
15.70
0.97
16.67
8 cm
3.95
4.44
41.67
85.00
14.57
0.30
14.87
10 cm
3.92
4.20
37.00
62.00
9.17
1.43
10.60
12 cm
4.38
4.50
40.00
76.67
12.33
0.47
12.80
Mean
4.13
4.38
39.25
76.67
12.93
0.79
13.73
SEM
0.14
0.11
2.47
4.74
12.33
0.47
12.80
Sig
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Nafis
6 cm
3.87
4.25
30.33
65.00
13.20
1.77
14.97
8 cm
4.63
4.76
45.00
78.33
15.87
1.33
17.20
10 cm
4.10
4.32
43.33
74.67
11.60
0.57
12.17
12 cm
5.17
5.33
52.67
104.33
16.80
0.80
17.60
Total
4.44
4.67
42.83
80.58
14.37
1.12
15.48
SEM
0.26
0.16
2.79
5.28
0.71
0.23
0.74
Sig
ns
ns
Shallot
2.63b
2.24b
54.50a
94.75a
12.24a
1.75a
13.99a
Nasik red
4.41a
4.51a
41.67b
78.58ab
14.45a
1.19ab
15.64a
Robat
4.13a
4.38a
39.25b
74.67b
12.93a
0.79b
13.73a
Nafis
4.44a
4.67a
42.83b
80.58ab
14.37a
1.12ab
15.48a
Sig. variety
∗
Ns
Ns
Sig. space
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Sig. Va∗sp
Ns
Ns
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 with the same letter are not significantly different at < 0.05.
