[Retracted] The Impact of Seeding Density and Nitrogen Rates on Forage Yield and Quality of Avena sativa L
Table 1
Analysis of variance of different seeding rates, nitrogen doses, and their interactions on germination count, plant height, number of tillers per plant, leaf area per tiller, and fresh and dry biomass of oat.
SOV
DF
SS
MS
value
Germination count
Seed rate (S)
2
6932.5
3466.25
0.0000
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
994.2
248.56
0.0852NS
8
1168.6
146.08
0.2640NS
Plant height
Seed rate (S)
2
359.69
179.85
0.0028
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
4829.57
1207.39
0.000
8
569.46
71.18
0.0173
Number of tillers
Seed rate (S)
2
9.9613
4.98067
0.0000
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
25.3444
6.33611
0.0000
8
2.5542
0.31928
0.00136
Leaf area per tiller
Seed rate (S)
2
1570.23
785.114
0.0000
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
2863.32
715.831
0.0000
8
883.81
110.476
0.0235
Fresh weight
Seed rate (S)
2
3.4964
1.74822
0.0000
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
32.3658
8.09144
0.0000
8
0.1969
0.02461
0.0240
Dry weight
Seed rate (S)
2
287097
143548
0.0008
Nitrogen doses (N)
4
7122222
1780555
0.0000
8
534114
66764
0.0016
SOV: source of variation, DF: degree of freedom, SS: sum of squares, MS: mean squares, : significant, NS: nonsignificant.
