International Journal of Horticulture, 2017, Vol.7, No. 29, 262-274
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Table 4 Effect of Fertilizer Application and Planting Date on Branch Number of the Green Pepper
Irrigation
Rainfed
PARAMETERS
4
6
8
10
4
6
8
10
VARITIES
California Wonder
2.4a
9.3a
11.4a
12.27a
2.8a
9.3a
20.49a
20.86a
Tattasai Dan-Garko
2.4a
8.6a
10.1a
12.84a
2.7b
9.2a
19.95b
20.94a
FERTILIZERS
organomineral
2.2a
8.2a
14.4a
15.48a
2.4a
9.2a
19.99a
20.18a
organic
1.9a
8.4a
13.4b
14.69b
2.2b
9.4b
18.12b
20.85a
urea
1.5b
7.8b
12.6c
14.03c
1.8c
9.6c
16.47d
19.61b
control
1.1c
6.0c
7.7d
9.96d
1.8d
8.9d
12.96c
14.39c
PLANTING DATE
PD1
1.2c
8.0c
9.7d
11.94c
1.9d
9.9c
12.7d
18.05c
PD2
1.5b
8.8b
11.0c
12.08b
2.1c
9.5d
12.91c
18.73d
PD3
1.6b
9.4a
12.4b
13.77b
2.1b
10.44a
16.55b
20.63b
PD4
2.5a
9.3a
13.7a
16.34a
2.2a
10.33b
17.38a
21.62a
interactions
varieties*fertilizer
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
varieties*planting dates
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
fertilizer*planting. dates
ns
ns
ns
ns
*
*
*
*
varieties*fert.*planting date
ns
ns
ns
ns
*
*
*
*
Note: Means with similar alphabet along the column and within same treatment are not significantly different p< 0.05 (DMRT) * significant;**significant at p<0.01, WAT Weeks after
transplanting. Irrigated planting date for PD1-22Sept.; PD2 -01Oct.; PD3-11Oct; PD4-23Oct. and Rainfed planting date PD1-22April; PD2-29Apri; PD3 -05May and PD4-12May
