Table 5 Effect of compost, planting dates and their combinations on nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (%) in Fenugreek seeds during 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons.

From: Enhancing fenugreek productivity under water deficient Egyptian sandy soils: optimizing organic inputs and nutrients efficiencies

Planting dates treatments (B)

Compost levels (ton/ha) (A)

0

12

18

24

Mean (B)

0

12

18

24

Mean (B)

1st season (2021/2022)

2nd season (2022/2023)

Nitrogen (%)

20th September

3.101

3.131

3.161

3.202

3.149

3.121

3.182

3.252

3.313

3.217

 5th October

3.262

3.293

3.333

3.363

3.313

3.303

3.394

3.474

3.555

3.431

 20th October

3.171

3.202

3.232

3.272

3.219

3.212

3.272

3.343

3.414

3.310

 Mean (B)

3.178

3.208

3.242

3.279

 

3.212

3.283

3.357

3.427

 

 L.S.D at 5%

A: 0.03

B: 0.02

AB: 0.04

A: 0.061

B: 0.061

AB: 0.122

Phosphorus (%)

 20th September

0.406

0.414

0.422

0.430

0.418

0.411

0.419

0.428

0.439

0.424

 5th October

0.422

0.440

0.449

0.459

0.442

0.424

0.454

0.469

0.483

0.458

 20th October

0.415

0.425

0.436

0.449

0.431

0.418

0.429

0.441

0.454

0.436

 Mean (B)

0.414

0.426

0.436

0.446

 

0.418

0.434

0.446

0.459

 

 L.S.D at 5%

A: 0.088

B: 0.005

AB: 0.010

A: 0.108

B: 0.007

AB: 0.014

Potassium (%)

 

 20th September

1.569

1.580

1.592

1.606

1.587

1.534

1.548

1.569

1.583

1.559

 5th October

1.601

1.617

1.633

1.639

1.623

1.568

1.580

1.615

1.795

1.639

 20th October

1.581

1.596

1.610

1.626

1.603

1.546

1.566

1.586

1.644

1.585

 Mean (B)

1.584

1.598

1.611

1.624

 

1.549

1.565

1.590

1.674

 

 L.S.D at 5%

A: 0.010

B: 0.008

AB: 0.016

A: 0.012

 

B: 0.009

AB: 0.018

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