Effects of Time and Method of Pig Manure Application on Growth ...

PAT 2011;7 (1): 103 -116 ISSN: 0794-5213; Iren et al.,, <strong>Effects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Time</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Method</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pig</strong> <strong>Manure</strong> <strong>Application</strong> .. 114
Table 11: Interactive effects <strong>of</strong> time <strong>and</strong> method <strong>of</strong> manure application on number <strong>of</strong>
leaves per plant at 5 WAP in both years
<strong>Method</strong> <strong>of</strong> manure application
<strong>Time</strong> method <strong>of</strong>
<strong>Manure</strong>
B<strong>and</strong> B<strong>and</strong>inc Bcastinc Broad Means
2WBP 33.00 33.83 34.47 34.15 33.86
1WBP 32.97 33.63 36.43 34.83 34.47
AP 34.72 34.53 34.33 34.87 34.61
1WAP 32.37 31.97 33.52 33.93 32.95
2WAP 32.55 32.98 33.30 32.15 32.75
Means 33.12 33.39 34.41 33.99
LSD (0.05) <strong>Method</strong> = 0.68 LSD (0.05) <strong>Time</strong> = 0.49 LSD (0.05) M x T = 1.04
Table 12: <strong>Effects</strong> <strong>of</strong> time <strong>of</strong> manure application on yield (t/ha) <strong>of</strong> Amaranthus in the
first <strong>and</strong> second cropping seasons
<strong>Time</strong> <strong>of</strong>
manure
application
First cropping season (2005) Second cropping season (2006)
Fresh yield
(t/ha)
Dry matter yield
(t/ha)
Fresh yield
(t/ha)
Dry matter yield
(t/ha)
2WBP 41.33 5.23 38.17 4.50
1WBP 51.00 6.41 47.17 5.50
AP 45.33 5.84 41.83 4.73
1WAP 43.83 5.43 40.17 4.74
2WAP 40.17 4.91 36.50 4.14
LSD (0.05) 5.86 0.80 6.80 0.82
1WBP = one week before planting 1WAP = one week after planting AP = at planting
2WBP = two weeks before planting 2WAP = two weeks after planting
Table 13: <strong>Effects</strong> <strong>of</strong> time <strong>of</strong> manure application on yield (t/ha) <strong>of</strong>
Amaranthus (average <strong>of</strong> two years)
<strong>Time</strong> <strong>of</strong> manure
application
Fresh yield (t/ha)
Dry matter yield (t/ha)
2WBP 39.75 4.87
1WBP 49.08 5.95
AP 43.58 5.29
1WAP 42.00 5.08
2WAP 38.33 4.53
LSD (0.05) 4.84 0.60