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