Potassium salts Concen.
(gm/L)
Root length Root Diam. Fresh weight (ton/fed.) Dry weight
(ton/fed.)
%
Dry maters
K2HPO4 1 41.63 18.29 53.10 7.50 14.12
2 43.90 21.23 55.84 7.96 14.25
4 45.07 23.18 59.66 8.75 14.66
Mean 43.53 20.90 56.20 8.07 14.35
KHCO3 1 33.96 14.23 43.26 6.02 13.92
2 35.42 15.49 44.96 6.3 14.01
4 36.58 17.01 46.32 6.59 14.23
Mean 35.32 15.58 44.85 6.30 14.05
K2SO4 0.50 35.69 16.36 44.96 6.28 13.97
1.0 39.53 20.14 47.25 6.69 14.16
2.0 37.59 19.24 46.18 6.59 14.27
Mean 37.60 18.58 46.13 6.52 14.13
K2SiO3 0.50 46.24 20.86 62.59 8.84 14.13
1.0 48.95 23.88 66.64 9.40 14.10
2.0 51.42 24.64 69.17 9.71 14.03
Mean 48.87 23.13 66.13 9.32 14.09
Control 29.26 12.33 38.56 4.49 11.46
LSD at 0.05 for:
Potassium salts (A)= 4.55 2.64 3.97 1.25 ns
Concentrations (B)= 3.96 2.55 3.47 1.19 ns
Interaction (A×B)= 7.99 4.95 6.85 2.47 ns
Table 5: Effect of fodder beet seeds treated with potassium salts on growth and yield parameters during 2013/14 growing season under field conditions.