Table 2 Available nutrients status (NPK kg ha−1) in soil at various stages during crop growth.
Treatment | N | P | K | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tillering | Grand growth | Harvest | Tillering | Grand growth | Harvest | Tillering | Grand growth | Harvest | |
T1: N0P0Ko | 290.5 | 294.5 | 271.3 | 15.10 | 14.15 | 15.90 | 369.86 | 325.40 | 305.93 |
T2:N75P13K25 | 320.2 | 329.2 | 291.6 | 19.48 | 18.14 | 17.73 | 403.79 | 371.08 | 338.61 |
T3:N150P26K50 | 338.7 | 369.1 | 312.6 | 22.37 | 18.15 | 17.96 | 453.90 | 410.32 | 353.23 |
T4:N75P13K25 + MC | 336.3 | 376.2 | 332.3 | 22.67 | 18.32 | 18.40 | 452.5 | 396.3 | 367.2 |
T5:N150P26K50 + MC | 351.2 | 402.9 | 356.6 | 24.04 | 19.36 | 21.03 | 475.71 | 443.89 | 377.60 |
CD for years | 39.3 | 39.9 | 30.194 | 2.500 | 2.112 | 2.220 | 51.90 | 46.025 | 42.19 |
CD for treatments | 16.45 | 22.34 | 18.34 | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 22.56 | 24.35 | 27.39 |
CD for years × treatments | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
