Table 2 Effect of additional K fertilization with RKF on the thousand seed weight (g) 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

1st picking

2nd picking

3rd picking

Average

Potassium fertilization levels (KL)

 KL1

37.39a

36.72a

31.98a

35.37a

 KL2

30.76f

30.30f

28.06d

29.71f.

 KL3

32.37e

31.47e

29.40c

31.08e

 KL4

33.90d

33.38d

29.63bc

32.30d

 KL5

34.48c

34.24c

29.93bc

32.88c

 KL6

35.30b

34.98b

30.08bc

33.45b

 KL7

35.55b

35.19b

30.41b

33.72b

 CV (%)

1.34

2.20

3.13

1.47

 LSD (0.05)

0.41

0.66

0.83

0.43

Mung bean genotypes

 G1

36.28a

35.74a

31.03a

34.35a

 G2

32.21b

31.76b

28.82b

30.93b

 CV (%)

1.84

3.51

2.99

2.41

 LSD (0.05)

0.28

0.52

0.39

0.35

Interactions

 KL × G

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*

*

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  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.
  2. *Significant at P ≤ 0.05; RKF = RKF; values within the same column having different letter(s) differed significantly at 5% level of probability as per LSD.
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