Table 3: Effect of balanced fertilizer on yield and yield component parameters of maize.

Treatments (Fertilizer rates kg ha-1)        

Thousand seed weight (gm)

Grain yield

( kg ha-1)

Biomass

 t ha-1

Harvest index

Shelling percentage %

T1= control

300.78b

2968.9f

7.67e

38.61d

73.79d

200 urea + 150 TSP

364.8a

5166.6e

11.76d

43.90b

80.55c

150 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl

385.24a

7033.4d

15.51c

45.31ab

84.01b

200 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl

407.5a

8291.2ab

18.30a

45.28ab

84.95b

250 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl

406.46a

8828.2a

18.52a

47.65a

88.51a

150 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl

384.42a

8082.9bc

17.80ab

45.46ab

84.55b

200 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl

395.62a

7547.1cd

16.93b

44.53b

83.92bc

250 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl

387.41a

7605.3cd

16.92b

44.91b

83.98b

LSD

47.4

592.6

0.9166

2.5852

3.3857

CV%

8.5043

5.80637

4.03952

3.95416

2.77276

LSD = List Significant Difference, CV% = Coefficient Variation, Means values followed by the same letter(s) within the column are not significantly different at 0.05 probability level.