Table 44. The Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Growth of 

 S. alt evn% flora at Drum Inlet when applied at the 

 Time of Transplanting* 



N Rate (kg/ha) 



P Rate (kg/ha) 



P Rate (kg/ha) 









24.6 



Xt 







24.6 



Xt 





Dry Wt 



. (g/plant) 



No. of Flowers/Plant 







8.9 



17.0 



12.9 



2.8 



5.1 



3.9 



56 



11.9 



22.0 



16.9 



2.6 



6.6 



4.6 



112 



11.9 



16.4 



14.2 



3.7 



5.6 



4.6 



224 



13.6 



28.2 



20.9 



4.2 



7.6 



5.9 



Xt 



11.6 



20.9 







3.3 



6.2 







LSD+ 0.05: 











N 





4.9 





1.4 



P 





3.5 





1.0 



N x P 





§ 





§ 



CV|[ (%) 





45.4 





43.4 





No. of Ce 



nter Culms/Plant 



No. of Rhizome Culms/Plant 







10.6 



19.7 



15.1 



0.4 



0.9 



0.7 



56 



15.8 



27.7 



21.7 



0.7 



2.2 



1.4 



112 



16.0 



20.3 



18.2 



0.9 



1.4 



1.2 



224 



20.3 



28.3 



24.3 



1.6 



2.7 



2.1 



Xt 



15.7 



24.0 







0.9 



1.8 



___ 



LSD$ 0.05: 











N 





4.7 





§ 



P 





3.3 





0.8 



N x P 





§ 





§ 



CVII (%) 





35.2 





131.8 



♦Transplanted 28 June 1972; harvested 4 October 1972 



tX = main effects 



$ Least significant difference 



§Not significant 



II Coefficient of variation 



145 



