Number of tillers
Data in Table 2 indicate that nitrogen fertilization rates
showed significant effect on number of tillers/m2 of pearl millet
Table 1 Effect of nitrogen fertilization rates (N) and cutting height (C) on plant height (cm) of pearl millet during the two growing
seasons; 2009 and 2010 and combined results.
kg N/fed Cutting height (cm)
1st Cut 2nd Cut 3rd Cut
10 20 Mean 10 20 Mean 10 20 Mean
Season 2009
Zero 105.74 100.65 103.20 76.35 87.48 81.92 74.97 69.09 72.03
30 116.67 107.26 111.97 105.06 98.54 101.80 77.90 75.46 76.68
45 120.30 111.92 116.11 111.50 103.28 107.39 81.41 78.42 79.92
60 127.15 120.73 123.94 139.13 104.67 121.90 88.90 71.94 80.42
Mean 117.47 110.14 108.01 98.49 80.80 73.73
LSD 5%
N 12.02 15.45 n.s.
C n.s. 6.22 n.s.
N C n.s. 12.45 n.s.
Season 2010
Zero 73.40 63.88 68.64 76.45 70.75 73.60 64.70 63.8 64.25
30 81.00 80.88 80.94 74.70 70.15 72.43 70.10 68.03 69.07
45 106.95 95.35 101.15 96.60 88.78 92.69 88.82 87.97 88.40
60 112.15 103.80 107.98 102.90 97.55 100.23 96.20 85.53 90.87
75 142.98 111.95 127.47 114.70 101.35 108.03 88.05 87.88 87.97
Mean 103.30 91.17 93.07 85.72 81.57 78.64
LSD 5%
N 11.32 12.48 9.26
C 7.04 5.04 n.s.
N C n.s. n.s. n.s.
Combined results
Zero 89.57 82.27 85.92 76.40 79.12 77.76 69.84 66.45 68.14
30 98.84 94.07 96.45 89.88 84.35 87.11 74.00 71.75 72.87
45 113.63 103.64 108.63 104.05 96.03 100.04 85.12 83.20 84.16
60 119.65 112.27 115.96 121.02 101.11 111.06 92.55 78.74 85.64
75 142.98 111.95 127.47 114.70 101.35 108.03 88.05 87.88 87.97
Mean 112.93 100.84 101.21 92.39 81.91 77.6
LSD 5%
N 5.97 6.63 5.11
C 4.13 3.00 n.s.
N C 8.44 n.s. n.s.
n.s.= nonsignificant.