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TABLE 2:
Multiple comparisons of measured characters of anise at different plant densities and fertilizer treatments.
Treatments
Biomass
(kg/ha)
Seed
yield
(kg/ha)
Harvest
index
(HI)
1,000
ker-
nels
weight
(g)
No. of
seeds per
umbellet
No. of
umbellets
per umbel
No. of
umbels per
plant
Canopy
area
(cm
2
)
No. of
lateral
branches
Plant
height
(cm)
Essential
oil yield
(kg/ha)
Essential
oil (%)
Plant density (plants/m
2
)
50
3,059.00
a
552.26
a
0.18
a
3.25
a
7.91
a
10.20
a
27.58
a
1,306
b
3.14
ab
40.73
a
20.19
a
3.58
b
25
1,552.08
a
328.59
b
0.21
a
3.50
a
7.66
a
10.41
a
28.16
a
1,302
b
3.31
a
40.69
a
13.08
ab
4.40
a
17
876.66
c
184.66
b
0.21
a
3.25
a
7.66
a
10.62
a
26.91
a
1,370
a
2.86
b
40.26
a
6.85
b
3.71
b
Fertilizers
Control
1,765.82
a
403.68
a
0.23
a
3.88
a
6.44
b
9.44
c
24.22
b
1,316
b
3.00
a
40.00
b
14.93
a
3.78
a
Vermicompost
1,912.96
a
319.40
a
0.17
b
3.00
a
8.00
ab
10.77
ab
30.56
a
1,442
a
3.24
a
42.92
a
14.93
a
3.69
a
Cow manure
1,815.85
a
326.81
a
0.19
b
3.00
a
8.66
a
11.44
a
31.56
a
1,218
c
3.11
a
9.92
ab
12.66
a
3.92
a
NPK
1,822.37
a
370.80
a
0.20
ab
3.44
a
7.88
ab
10.00
bc
23.89
b
1,329
b
3.07
a
39.40
b
11.97
a
4.10
a
Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p<0.05 according to Duncan's multiple range test.
