Table 1 Effects of additional K on the yield contributing traits at harvest of mung bean genotypes under WS (average of 2018 and 2019).

From: Potassium augments growth, yield, nutrient content, and drought tolerance in mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek.)

Treatments

Plant height (cm)

Pods plant−1 (no.)

Pod length (cm)

Seeds pod-1 (no.)

Potassium fertilization levels (KL)

 KL1

56.87a

20.52a

8.11a

11.50a

 KL2

37.07d

9.95f

5.56d

6.72g

 KL3

37.35d

10.98e

6.27c

7.63f

 KL4

42.30c

13.28d

6.54bc

8.01e

 KL5

43.42c

14.72c

6.64bc

8.73d

 KL6

48.82b

15.45bc

6.92b

9.80c

 KL7

50.07b

16.13b

7.08b

10.53b

 CV (%)

3.96

2.18

9.07

4.45

 LSD (0.05)

1.59

0.85

0.54

0.36

Genotypes

 G1

47.54a

15.56a

7.83a

10.25a

 G2

42.71b

13.31b

5.63b

7.73b

 CV (%)

4.26

5.18

9.28

6.67

 LSD (0.05)

0.85

0.33

0.28

0.26

Interactions

 KL × G

***

*

ns

*

  1. KL1 = WW + RKF(18 kg K ha−1); KL2 = WS + RKF(18 kg K ha−1); KL3 = WS + RKF + 25% additional K; KL4 = WS + RKF + 50% additional K; KL5 = WS + RKF + 75% additional K; KL6 = WS + RKF + 100% additional K; KL7 = WS + RKF + 125% additional K; LS level of significance, ns nonsignificant at P = 0.05.
  2. *Significant at P = 0.05; ***significant at P ≤ 0.001; values within the same column having different letter(s) differed significantly at 5% level of probability as per LSD.
Back to article page