Table 43. 



Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers on Growth of 

 Seedlings on South Island near Drum Inlet* 



N Rate 







P Rate 







(kg/ha) 







(kg/ha) 













49 



Xt 







49 



xt 







49 



xt 





No. F 



lowers/m 2 



No. Culms /m 2 



Height (cm) 







10.7 



10.3 



10.5 



142.0 



144.0 



143.0 



24.0 



29.0 





26.0 



112 



4.7 



10.0 



7.3 



144.0 



137.0 



141.0 



23.0 



30.0 





27.0 



224 



10.3 



21.3 



15.8 



171.0 



285.0 



228.0 



30.0 



35.0 





33.0 



448 



5.7 



17.0 



11.3 



109.0 



219.0 



164.0 



23.0 



31.0 





27.0 



Xt 



7.8 



14.8 







141.0 



196.0 





25.0 



31.0 









LSD:i 













N 0.01 





§ 



§ 



§ 





0.05 





§ 



67.0 



§ 





P 0.01 





7.1 



§ 



§ 





0.05 





5.1 



47.0 



5.0 





CV% II 





52.1 



32.0 



21.2 







Bas 



al Area 



Aerial Dry Wt . 



Belowground Dry 



Wt. 





(c 



m2/m 2 ) 



(kg/ha) 



(kg/ha) 









8.6 



9.1 



8.8 



66.0 



86.0 



76.0 



529.0 



1,615.0 



1 



072.0 



112 



8.6 



12.2 



10.4 



70.0 



132.0 



101.0 



705.0 



1,586.0 



1 



145.0 



224 



18.8 



23.9 



21.3 



129.0 



247.0 



188.0 



1,469.0 



2,056.0 



1 



762.0 



448 



6.0 



20.5 



13.2 



53.0 



170.0 



111.0 



1,204.0 



2,937.0 



2 



071.0 



Xt 



10.5 



16.4 







80.0 



158.0 





977.0 



2,049.0 







LSD: t 













N 0.01 





§ 



§ 



§ 





0.05 





§ 



69.0 



790.0 





P 0.01 





§ 



68.0 



757.0 





0.05 





§ 



49.0 



559.0 





*Seeded 18 April 1973; sampled 8 November 1973 



tX = main effects 



$Least significant difference 

 (There were no significant N x P interactions) 



§Not significant 



HCoefficient of variation 



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