Research Article

Boosting Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter)) Yield through the Use of Different Inter-Row Spacing and Seeding Rates

Table 1

Layout of the field experiment consisting of seed rates and inter-row spacing.

Replication 1Replication 2Replication 3

S3R4S3R4S1R4
S4R2S2R1S4R1
S5R2S2R4S5R4
S5R1S1R3S3R1
S3R3S1R2S4R3
S4R4S1R4S1R2
S1R1S3R1S2R3
S2R2S3R2S1R3
S4R3S3R3S4R2
S1R4S5R2S3R4
S2R4S4R1S1R1
S5R4S4R3S2R2
S3R2S5R1S5R3
S3R1S1R1S5R1
S4R1S2R3S4R4
S1R3S4R4S2R4
S2R1S4R2S3R2
S5R3S2R2S5R2
S1R2S5R4S2R1
S2R3S5R3S3R3

S is for seed rate and R is for inter-row spacing, S1 = 2.5 kg ha−1, S2 = 5 kg ha−1, S3 = 7.5 kg ha−1, S4 = 10 kg ha−1, S5 = 12.5 kg ha−1, R1 = 15 kg ha−1 cm, R2 = 20 cm, R3 = 25 cm, and R4 = 30 cm.