Table 1 Cotton boll yield, lint percentage and lint yield as effected by fertilizer treatments in 2015 and 2016.

From: Agronomic evaluation of polymer-coated urea and urease and nitrification inhibitors for cotton production under drip-fertigation in a dry climate

 

Boll yield (Mg ha−1)

Lint percentage (%)

Lint yield (Mg ha−1)

Year

2015

2.4 ± 0.1 b

41 ± 0.4 a

1.0 ± 0.05

2016

2.8 ± 0.1 a

38 ± 0.4 b

1.1 ± 0.06

Treatment

Control

2.4 ± 0.2

40 ± 0.7

1.0 ± 0.08

Urea

2.6 ± 0.2

39 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.07

ESN

2.9 ± 0.2

40 ± 0.8

1.1 ± 0.06

U + DI

2.5 ± 0.2

39 ± 0.8

1.0 ± 0.09

ANOVA P values

Year (Y)

0.045

0.000

0.302

Treatment (T)

0.345

0.291

0.426

Y × T

0.571

0.485

0.560

  1. Values are means ±1 standard error, n = 16 for year and n = 8 for treatment.
  2. Means within a column followed by the different letters are significantly different at P = 0.05.
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