Table 3 The parameters used in the evaluation of the hill dropping uniformity of the seeder with corresponding p-values.

From: Investigation of the performance of a cylindrical hopper and metering device of a carrot seeder

Parameters of hill dropping uniformity

p values

Mean number of seeds per hill

0.399310 ns

Mean hill center

0.019968**

Mean hill spacing

0.159232 ns

Scattering distance ratio

0.015242**

Missed hill, %

0.034314**

  1. ns,**, nonsignificant or significant at the p ≤ 0.05, respectively.