Table 5 Wheat and tef growth and yield parameters as influenced by phosphorus source fertilizers and N optimization.

From: Evaluation of phosphorus fertilizer sources and nitrogen optimization for wheat and tef in Ethiopia’s central highlands

Treatments

Wheat

Tef

Plant height (cm)

Spike length (cm)

Fertile tiller number

Grain yield

(kg ha− 1)

Biomass yield

(kg ha− 1)

HI

(%)

Plant height (cm)

Panicle length (cm)

Fertile tiller (plant)

Grain yield (kg ha− 1)

Biomass yield

(kg ha− 1)

HI

(%)

Control

72.3b

6.07b

2.59b

1898b

4245b

45.1a

54.5b

22.4b

4.1b

1376b

3512b

39.1a

NPS + 100%RN

98.3a

8.19a

3.83a

5002a

11,881a

42.1ab

91.9a

30.2a

6.3a

2477a

10,296a

24.1b

DAP + 100%RN

97.5a

8.10a

3.93a

4668a

12,090a

39.6b

89.9a

29.4a

4.6ab

2572a

10,432a

24.7b

TSP + 100%RN

95.4a

8.06a

3.88a

4640a

11,889a

39.9ab

91.9a

30.8a

4.9ab

2409a

9541a

25.2b

TSP + 100%RN (0 + 2/3 + 1/3)

99.7a

8.05a

4.15a

5350a

13,444a

40.3ab

97.3a

33.6a

5.4ab

2591a

10,554a

24.5b

TSP + 75%RN (0 + 1/2 + 1/2)

98.3a

7.97a

3.60a

4719a

11,829a

40.5ab

86.8a

30.5a

6.0a

2382a

9519a

25.2b

Signficance

***

***

***

***

***

**

***

***

**

***

***

***

CV (%)

6.58

6.78

10.22

13.3

13.13

7.14

5.83

0.81

13.24

6.44

8.5

5.65

  1. ***Significant at 0.1% and ** significant at 5%.