mean effects of K and foliar application of Zn and P on fiber properties of cotton
| Treatments | 2.5% span length (mm) | 50% span length (mm) | Uniformity ratio (%) | Micronaire reading | Flat bundle strength (g per tex) | |||||
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| K rate (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.75 | 32.27 | 16.36 | 15.94 | 49.94 | 49.40 | 3.66 | 3.81 | 32.13 | 30.97 |
| 47.4 | 32.88 | 32.43 | 16.47 | 16.09 | 50.08 | 49.62 | 3.76 | 3.88 | 32.62 | 31.45 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.20 | 0.08 | n.s. | 0.48 | n.s. |
| Zn rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.79 | 32.30 | 16.39 | 15.98 | 49.98 | 49.46 | 3.67 | 3.82 | 32.24 | 31.10 |
| 57.6 | 32.84 | 32.40 | 16.43 | 16.05 | 50.04 | 49.55 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 32.51 | 31.32 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| P rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.78 | 32.21 | 16.37 | 15.86 | 49.94 | 49.24 | 3.63 | 3.81 | 32.09 | 30.96 |
| 576 | 32.81 | 32.35 | 16.39 | 16.01 | 49.97 | 49.50 | 3.69 | 3.84 | 32.28 | 31.16 |
| 1 152 | 32.83 | 32.39 | 16.43 | 16.09 | 50.05 | 49.69 | 3.74 | 3.86 | 32.51 | 31.29 |
| 1 728 | 32.86 | 32.44 | 16.46 | 16.09 | 50.08 | 49.59 | 3.78 | 3.87 | 32.61 | 31.43 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.28 | 0.11 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Treatments | 2.5% span length (mm) | 50% span length (mm) | Uniformity ratio (%) | Micronaire reading | Flat bundle strength (g per tex) | |||||
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| K rate (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.75 | 32.27 | 16.36 | 15.94 | 49.94 | 49.40 | 3.66 | 3.81 | 32.13 | 30.97 |
| 47.4 | 32.88 | 32.43 | 16.47 | 16.09 | 50.08 | 49.62 | 3.76 | 3.88 | 32.62 | 31.45 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.20 | 0.08 | n.s. | 0.48 | n.s. |
| Zn rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.79 | 32.30 | 16.39 | 15.98 | 49.98 | 49.46 | 3.67 | 3.82 | 32.24 | 31.10 |
| 57.6 | 32.84 | 32.40 | 16.43 | 16.05 | 50.04 | 49.55 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 32.51 | 31.32 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| P rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.78 | 32.21 | 16.37 | 15.86 | 49.94 | 49.24 | 3.63 | 3.81 | 32.09 | 30.96 |
| 576 | 32.81 | 32.35 | 16.39 | 16.01 | 49.97 | 49.50 | 3.69 | 3.84 | 32.28 | 31.16 |
| 1 152 | 32.83 | 32.39 | 16.43 | 16.09 | 50.05 | 49.69 | 3.74 | 3.86 | 32.51 | 31.29 |
| 1 728 | 32.86 | 32.44 | 16.46 | 16.09 | 50.08 | 49.59 | 3.78 | 3.87 | 32.61 | 31.43 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.28 | 0.11 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
n.s., not significant.
mean effects of K and foliar application of Zn and P on fiber properties of cotton
| Treatments | 2.5% span length (mm) | 50% span length (mm) | Uniformity ratio (%) | Micronaire reading | Flat bundle strength (g per tex) | |||||
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| K rate (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.75 | 32.27 | 16.36 | 15.94 | 49.94 | 49.40 | 3.66 | 3.81 | 32.13 | 30.97 |
| 47.4 | 32.88 | 32.43 | 16.47 | 16.09 | 50.08 | 49.62 | 3.76 | 3.88 | 32.62 | 31.45 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.20 | 0.08 | n.s. | 0.48 | n.s. |
| Zn rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.79 | 32.30 | 16.39 | 15.98 | 49.98 | 49.46 | 3.67 | 3.82 | 32.24 | 31.10 |
| 57.6 | 32.84 | 32.40 | 16.43 | 16.05 | 50.04 | 49.55 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 32.51 | 31.32 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| P rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.78 | 32.21 | 16.37 | 15.86 | 49.94 | 49.24 | 3.63 | 3.81 | 32.09 | 30.96 |
| 576 | 32.81 | 32.35 | 16.39 | 16.01 | 49.97 | 49.50 | 3.69 | 3.84 | 32.28 | 31.16 |
| 1 152 | 32.83 | 32.39 | 16.43 | 16.09 | 50.05 | 49.69 | 3.74 | 3.86 | 32.51 | 31.29 |
| 1 728 | 32.86 | 32.44 | 16.46 | 16.09 | 50.08 | 49.59 | 3.78 | 3.87 | 32.61 | 31.43 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.28 | 0.11 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Treatments | 2.5% span length (mm) | 50% span length (mm) | Uniformity ratio (%) | Micronaire reading | Flat bundle strength (g per tex) | |||||
| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |
| K rate (kg ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.75 | 32.27 | 16.36 | 15.94 | 49.94 | 49.40 | 3.66 | 3.81 | 32.13 | 30.97 |
| 47.4 | 32.88 | 32.43 | 16.47 | 16.09 | 50.08 | 49.62 | 3.76 | 3.88 | 32.62 | 31.45 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.20 | 0.08 | n.s. | 0.48 | n.s. |
| Zn rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.79 | 32.30 | 16.39 | 15.98 | 49.98 | 49.46 | 3.67 | 3.82 | 32.24 | 31.10 |
| 57.6 | 32.84 | 32.40 | 16.43 | 16.05 | 50.04 | 49.55 | 3.75 | 3.87 | 32.51 | 31.32 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| P rate (g ha−1) | ||||||||||
| 0.0 (control) | 32.78 | 32.21 | 16.37 | 15.86 | 49.94 | 49.24 | 3.63 | 3.81 | 32.09 | 30.96 |
| 576 | 32.81 | 32.35 | 16.39 | 16.01 | 49.97 | 49.50 | 3.69 | 3.84 | 32.28 | 31.16 |
| 1 152 | 32.83 | 32.39 | 16.43 | 16.09 | 50.05 | 49.69 | 3.74 | 3.86 | 32.51 | 31.29 |
| 1 728 | 32.86 | 32.44 | 16.46 | 16.09 | 50.08 | 49.59 | 3.78 | 3.87 | 32.61 | 31.43 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 0.28 | 0.11 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
n.s., not significant.
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