Genotypes

Tiller number (Mean ± SE)

60 DAS

75 DAS

90 DAS

Pakchong

1.60^efg ± 0.21

1.53^d ± 0.22

1.93^de ± 0.27

German

2.27^cd ± 0.42

2.71^ab ± 0.38

2.40^cd ± 0.35

Dal

1.47^fg ± 0.31

1.60^cd ± 0.34

1.67^de ± 0.39

Para

2.20^cde ± 0.41

2.47^ab ± 0.48

3.53^a ± 0.63

Spelindida

1.07^gh ± 0.25

1.33^de ± 0.32

1.20^ef ± 0.20

H. jambu

1.13^gh ± 0.90

0.80^e ± 0.11

0.80^f ± 0.11

Guinea hard

1.13^gh ± 0.20

1.20^de ± 0.31

1.20^ef ± 0.31

Oats

2.93^b ± 0.51

2.87^ab ± 0.62

3.07^abc ± 0.63

Napier-2

1.67^d-g ± 0.35

2.27^bc ± 0.52

2.67^bc ± 0.60

Napier-3

2.80^bc ± 0.50

3.07^a ± 0.48

3.27^ab ± 0.56

Napier-4

3.60^a ± 0.29

2.80^ab ± 0.30

3.13^ab ± 0.35

Ruzi

2.00^def ± 0.45

2.47^ab ± 0.46

3.47^a ± 0.71

Endropogan

0.73^h ± 0.12

1.07^de ± 0.21

1.47^ef ± 0.27

p value

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001