Impact of the Seeding Method on Physiological, Agronomic, and Biochemical Performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties Grown in Burkina Faso

Table 4

Means (±standard deviation and statistical group) of agronomic variables of varieties according to sowing method.

Varieties	Seeding	NCP	NSC	WTS (g)	SYP (g/plant)	HI
32-15	Row	88 ± 50^d	63.5 ± 4.5^b	3.6 ± 0.3^a	20.13 ± 1.47^c	0.31 ± 0.01^bc
	Broadcasting	46 ± 40^f	54.2 ± 3.8^c	3.3 ± 0.3^ab	8.19 ± 0.61^d	0.27 ± 0.03^c
Humera	Row	126 ± 11^b	79.8 ± 5.2^a	3.4 ± 0.7^ab	34.43 ± 3.2^a	0.42 ± 0.06^a
	Broadcasting	43 ± 70^f	69.6 ± 1.18^ab	3.18 ± 0.12^ab	9.51 ± 1.5^d	0.25 ± 0.06^c
S-42	Row	152.4 ± 7.60^a	72.26 ± 6.74^ab	2.83 ± 0.77^ab	30.68 ± 3.11^a	0.45 ± 0.01^a
	Broadcasting	49 ± 3.61^f	65.3 ± 1.87^b	2.95 ± 0.05^ab	9.44 ± 0.75^d	0.36 ± 0.02^b
Wollega	Row	101.1 ± 7.90^c	80.5 ± 8.5^a	3.13 ± 0.13^ab	25,23 ± 3.98^b	0.25 ± 0,02^c
	Broadcasting	61 ± 5.29^e	70.4 ± 2.6^ab	2.42 ± 0.28^b	10,46 ± 2.12^d	0.25 ± 0,04^c

Values with the same letter are statistically equal for each characteristic. NCP: number of capsules per plant; NSC: number of seeds per capsule; WTS: weight of 1000 seeds; SYP: seed yield per plant; HI: harvest index per plant.