Table 6: Apparent fertilizer recovery, agronomic and physiological use efficiency of maize.

Treatments
 (Fertilizer rates kg ha-1)

AR %

AE kg ha-1

PE   kg ha-1

N

P

N

P

N

P

Control

 -

 -

 -

 -

-

 -

200 urea + 150 TSP

50.89

25.75

23.89

31.85

46.94

230.23

150 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl

152.53

80.50

55.56

75.06

36.43

179.81

200 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl

187.83

82.95

64.75

73.72

34.47

177.49

250 NPSB + 100 Urea + 100 KCl

230.47

84.39

64.21

64.92

27.86

142.41

150 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl

154.13

96.38

53.14

94.44

34.48

194.05

200 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl

137.86

84.45

43.52

63.41

31.57

151.84

250 NPSB + 150 Urea + 100 KCl

126.91

79.74

40.58

51.37

31.96

128.54

AR = Apparent Recovery, AE = Agronomic use Efficiency, PE = Physiological use Efficiency