Irrespective of P and K treatments, the maximum dry leaf yield (1.69 and 1.91 t ha−1) of stevia which was recorded with 90 kg N ha−1 under CSIR-IHBT conditions, was about 62 and 164% higher at the same level of N compared with RHRS and PAU, respectively, on polled basis.> -wrap-foot> N2, N2 and N3 are the level of nitrogen @ 30, 60 and 90 kg ha−1, respectively.
Contrary to fertilization, a significant effect of plant density was found, with the denser populated plants (10,000 20,000 pl ha−1) performing growth rates of 250 350 kg ha−1 d−1 for large parts of the growing period, reaching maximum dry biomass yields in excess of 38 t ha−1 in the more favorable year, 2002, and 28 t ha−1 in the warmer and drier year 2001.
The maximum dry leaf yields of stevia under CSIR-IHBT conditions were 1.62 and 1.74 t ha−1 during 2010 and 2011, respectively, with 40 kg K ha−1.
Results show a compaction pressure of 8 MPa is adequate for both soils (LM1 and LM2) to yield maximum dry compressive strength of 9.0 ± 0.1 MPa.
The plants, grown under CSIR-IHBT conditions, produced maximum dry leaf and stem yield, while least performance was found under PAU condition.
In agreement with the findings of Lee and Fitton [31], the vibration table tests yielded maximum dry densities similar to those produced by the modified proctor test.
During some key growth periods, such as the seedling and bud stages, a moderate N application rate (135 kg ha−1) resulted in the maximum photosynthetic rate and yielded the maximum dry matter.
The average α-amylase yields at the time points where the maximum dry cell weights were reached were calculated by the α-amylase titers at that time point divided by the biomass produced.
Drying this flat dry yields a basic type of paper that is fibrous and brown.
