Comparison of Teff (Eragrostis teff (Zucc.) Trotter) Varieties in Response to Blended NPSZnB Fertilizer On-Farm and on Research Station

Table 8

Means of biomass, grain, and straw yields of teff as influenced by the interaction effects of location by variety and location by NPSZnB fertilizer rates.

Treatment	Biomass yield (kg ha^−1)		Grain yield (kg ha^−1)		Straw yield (kg ha^−1)
	On-farm	On-station	On-farm	On-station	On-farm	On-station
Varieties
Dagim	5423^c	7019^ab	1294^bc	1654^ab	4129^c	5365^ab
Kora	5475^c	7639^a	1261^bc	1944^a	4175^c	5696^a
Nigus	5167^c	5850^bc	1270^bc	1126^c	3896^c	4725^bc
LSD (0.05)	1316		467		885
CV (%)	29.74		16.85		26.14
NPSZnB (kg ha^−1)
0	2411^h	4742^g	490^f	639^f	1921^h	4103^fg
50	4997^fg	5754^def	1126^de	1089^e	3871^g	4666^def
100	5595^efg	6596^cd	1375^cde	1441^cd	4223^efg	5155^cd
150	6429^de	8222^ab	1616^bc	2227^a	4813^de	5995^ab
200	7341^bc	8868^a	1767^b	2477^a	5507^bc	6391^a
Mean	5355	6836	1275	1574	4067	5262
LSD (0.05)	884		323		625
CV (%)	15.46		24.18		14.28

Where LSD (0.05) = least significant difference at 5% level; CV = coefficient of variation. Means in column and row for the same parameter followed by the same letters are not significantly different at 95% significance level.