mean effects of K and foliar application of Zn and P on yield components of cotton
| Treatments | Number of opened bolls per plant | Boll weight (g) | Lint percentage (%) | Seed index (g) | Lint index (g) | |||||
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| K rate (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 11.97 | 11.50 | 2.468 | 2.433 | 35.43 | 34.67 | 10.12 | 9.89 | 5.554 | 5.249 |
| 47.4 | 13.11 | 12.38 | 2.583 | 2.548 | 35.31 | 34.48 | 10.29 | 10.04 | 5.621 | 5.281 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.071 | 0.081 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.033 | 0.025 |
| Zn rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 12.15 | 11.65 | 2.483 | 2.445 | 35.41 | 34.62 | 10.15 | 9.92 | 5.568 | 5.255 |
| 57.6 | 12.93 | 12.23 | 2.568 | 2.536 | 35.33 | 34.53 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 5.608 | 5.275 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.071 | 0.081 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.033 | n.s. |
| P rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 11.87 | 11.39 | 2.410 | 2.385 | 35.46 | 34.67 | 10.08 | 9.86 | 5.538 | 5.234 |
| 576 | 12.56 | 11.80 | 2.532 | 2.488 | 35.37 | 34.57 | 10.21 | 9.95 | 5.590 | 5.258 |
| 1 152 | 12.68 | 12.15 | 2.576 | 2.550 | 35.33 | 34.54 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 5.604 | 5.276 |
| 1 728 | 13.05 | 12.44 | 2.584 | 2.539 | 35.32 | 34.52 | 10.29 | 10.04 | 5.619 | 5.292 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.101 | 0.115 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.046 | 0.036 |
| Treatments | Number of opened bolls per plant | Boll weight (g) | Lint percentage (%) | Seed index (g) | Lint index (g) | |||||
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| K rate (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 11.97 | 11.50 | 2.468 | 2.433 | 35.43 | 34.67 | 10.12 | 9.89 | 5.554 | 5.249 |
| 47.4 | 13.11 | 12.38 | 2.583 | 2.548 | 35.31 | 34.48 | 10.29 | 10.04 | 5.621 | 5.281 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.071 | 0.081 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.033 | 0.025 |
| Zn rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 12.15 | 11.65 | 2.483 | 2.445 | 35.41 | 34.62 | 10.15 | 9.92 | 5.568 | 5.255 |
| 57.6 | 12.93 | 12.23 | 2.568 | 2.536 | 35.33 | 34.53 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 5.608 | 5.275 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.071 | 0.081 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.033 | n.s. |
| P rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 11.87 | 11.39 | 2.410 | 2.385 | 35.46 | 34.67 | 10.08 | 9.86 | 5.538 | 5.234 |
| 576 | 12.56 | 11.80 | 2.532 | 2.488 | 35.37 | 34.57 | 10.21 | 9.95 | 5.590 | 5.258 |
| 1 152 | 12.68 | 12.15 | 2.576 | 2.550 | 35.33 | 34.54 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 5.604 | 5.276 |
| 1 728 | 13.05 | 12.44 | 2.584 | 2.539 | 35.32 | 34.52 | 10.29 | 10.04 | 5.619 | 5.292 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.101 | 0.115 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.046 | 0.036 |
n.s., not significant.
mean effects of K and foliar application of Zn and P on yield components of cotton
| Treatments | Number of opened bolls per plant | Boll weight (g) | Lint percentage (%) | Seed index (g) | Lint index (g) | |||||
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| K rate (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 11.97 | 11.50 | 2.468 | 2.433 | 35.43 | 34.67 | 10.12 | 9.89 | 5.554 | 5.249 |
| 47.4 | 13.11 | 12.38 | 2.583 | 2.548 | 35.31 | 34.48 | 10.29 | 10.04 | 5.621 | 5.281 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.071 | 0.081 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.033 | 0.025 |
| Zn rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 12.15 | 11.65 | 2.483 | 2.445 | 35.41 | 34.62 | 10.15 | 9.92 | 5.568 | 5.255 |
| 57.6 | 12.93 | 12.23 | 2.568 | 2.536 | 35.33 | 34.53 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 5.608 | 5.275 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.071 | 0.081 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.033 | n.s. |
| P rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 11.87 | 11.39 | 2.410 | 2.385 | 35.46 | 34.67 | 10.08 | 9.86 | 5.538 | 5.234 |
| 576 | 12.56 | 11.80 | 2.532 | 2.488 | 35.37 | 34.57 | 10.21 | 9.95 | 5.590 | 5.258 |
| 1 152 | 12.68 | 12.15 | 2.576 | 2.550 | 35.33 | 34.54 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 5.604 | 5.276 |
| 1 728 | 13.05 | 12.44 | 2.584 | 2.539 | 35.32 | 34.52 | 10.29 | 10.04 | 5.619 | 5.292 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.101 | 0.115 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.046 | 0.036 |
| Treatments | Number of opened bolls per plant | Boll weight (g) | Lint percentage (%) | Seed index (g) | Lint index (g) | |||||
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| K rate (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 11.97 | 11.50 | 2.468 | 2.433 | 35.43 | 34.67 | 10.12 | 9.89 | 5.554 | 5.249 |
| 47.4 | 13.11 | 12.38 | 2.583 | 2.548 | 35.31 | 34.48 | 10.29 | 10.04 | 5.621 | 5.281 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.071 | 0.081 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.033 | 0.025 |
| Zn rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 12.15 | 11.65 | 2.483 | 2.445 | 35.41 | 34.62 | 10.15 | 9.92 | 5.568 | 5.255 |
| 57.6 | 12.93 | 12.23 | 2.568 | 2.536 | 35.33 | 34.53 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 5.608 | 5.275 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.071 | 0.081 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.033 | n.s. |
| P rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 11.87 | 11.39 | 2.410 | 2.385 | 35.46 | 34.67 | 10.08 | 9.86 | 5.538 | 5.234 |
| 576 | 12.56 | 11.80 | 2.532 | 2.488 | 35.37 | 34.57 | 10.21 | 9.95 | 5.590 | 5.258 |
| 1 152 | 12.68 | 12.15 | 2.576 | 2.550 | 35.33 | 34.54 | 10.26 | 10.00 | 5.604 | 5.276 |
| 1 728 | 13.05 | 12.44 | 2.584 | 2.539 | 35.32 | 34.52 | 10.29 | 10.04 | 5.619 | 5.292 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.101 | 0.115 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.046 | 0.036 |
n.s., not significant.
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