Effect of Row Spacing and Frequency of Weeding on Weed Infestation, Yield Components, and Yield of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Bench Maji Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Interaction effects of row spacing and weeding frequencies of rice on weed dry weight at harvest (g·m⁻²) at Kuja in 2020 main cropping season.

Weeding frequencies (WF)	Row spacing (RS)
	30 cm	25 cm	20 cm
One-hand weeding and hoeing at 2 WAE	136.27^d	80.67^defg	50.97^fghi
One-hand weeding and hoeing at 3 WAE	124.97^de	74.00^defgh	41.17^fghi
One-hand weeding and hoeing at 4 WAE	101.67^def	66.33^efghi	34.17^fghi
Two-hand weeding and hoeing at 2 and 5 WAE	31.57^ghi	19.90^ghi	6.73^hi
Weed-free check	0.00^i	0.00^i	0.00^i
Weedy check	774.33^a	510.00^b	341.67^c
LSD (0.05) WFXRS = 69.06	CV (%) = 31.29

CV = coefficient of variation; LSD = least significant difference; WAE = weeks after crop emergence; means in columns and rows followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different at a 5% level of significance.