Table 2: Effects of balanced fertilizer on plant height, Ear height and Ear length of maize.
|
Treatments (Fertilizer rates kg ha-1) |
Plant height cm |
Ear height cm |
Ear length cm |
Cob length cm |
Number of ear per plant |
|
Control |
244.45 |
126.7b |
30d |
13.55c |
1 |
|
200 urea + 150 kg TSP |
256.55 |
141.7ab |
32.95c |
15.65b |
1.05 |
|
150 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl |
254.9 |
137.55ab |
33.3bc |
16.8ab |
1.05 |
|
200 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl |
263.3 |
138.5ab |
34.4bc |
17ab |
1 |
|
250 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl |
268.55 |
140.25ab |
37.55a |
17.3a |
1.05 |
|
150 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl |
262.3 |
138.75ab |
35.8ab |
16.45ab |
1 |
|
200 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl |
258.4 |
136.45ab |
34.6bc |
16.95ab |
1 |
|
250 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl |
266.2 |
144.95a |
35.85ab |
17ab |
1 |
|
LSD |
ns |
15.269 |
2.7989 |
1.4492 |
ns |
|
CV% |
6.34857 |
7.5183 |
5.54807 |
6.03207 |
5.91484 |
LSD = Least Significant Difference (p < 0.05), cm = centimeter, CV = Coefficient of Variation, Means values followed by the same letter(s) within the column were not significantly different at 0.05 probability level.