Research Article

Effect of Earthing-Up Frequency on Growth and Yield of Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica) Varieties at Gimbi District, Western Ethiopia

Table 6

Interaction effect of earthing-up frequencies and varieties on tuber fresh weight per plant and tuber dry matter content per plant of anchote at Gimbi district, western Ethiopia in 2020/2021.

TreatmentsTFWPP (kg)TDMCPP (%)
Earthing-up frequenciesVarieties

ControlDesta 010.183bcd11.074cd
Once0.194abcd13.194c
Twice0.201abc19.593b
Thrice0.215a29.349a
Four times0.216a29.382a

ControlAcc4050.121d12.521cd
Once0.179bcd13.08c
Twice0.188bcd14.074c
Three times0.204abc21.999b
Four times0.205ab22.883b

ControlAcc1730.169d8.807f
Once0.178cd9.065f
Twice0.184bcd10.7ef
Three times0.191abcd20.321b
Four times0.192abcd20.748b
LSD (0.5)0.02623.945
CV (%)7.4313.29

Means followed by the same letter across columns are not significantly different at , TFWPP = tuber fresh weight per plant, TDWPP = tuber dry weight per plant, and control = without earthing up. LSD = least significance difference and CV = coefficient of variation.