Research Article

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Growth and Quality as Influenced by Inorganic Fertilizer Rates in Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 4

Interaction effects of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers on the tuber size distribution of potato.

P2O5 (kg/ha−1)K2O (kg/ha−1)Tuber size distribution (ton/ha−1)
Very small-sizedSmall-sizedMedium-sizedLarge-sized

000.133c0.22d11.2f10.0c
1000.15c0.23d12.5ef10.0c
2000.16c0.30d13.9ef11.0c
3000.16c0.23d13.7ef8.3c

34.500.13c0.20d11.4f9.0c
1000.26b0.40bc20.2cd18.3ab
2000.33a0.50a28.3a20.0a
3000.23b0.43ab21.9bc18.0ab

6900.17c0.26d14.7e11.0c
1000.23b0.33c18.2d15.6b
2000.23b0.46ab24.1b18.2ab
3000.23b0.40bc20.1cd18.0ab

LSD0.060.052.792.84

CV (%)27.315.29.712.1