Table 2: Aboveground dry matter accumulation, grain yield and N accumulated at physiological maturity affected by row spacing, available water and N rate during two growing seasons.

Treatment

Season 1

Season 2

 

Dry matter

Dry matter N

Grain yield

Grain N

Dry matter

Dry matter N

Grain yield

Grain N

 

--------------------------------------------------Kg ha-1---------------------------------------------

Irrigation

70

180

20119

141

9739

92.1

17301

136

10553

95.5

 

0

11645

80

5426

46.3

9898

56

5017

37.1

35

180

19079

131

9848

84.7

17539

133

10300

96.2

 

0

12438

96

6450

64.5

10471

64

6370

44

Rainfed

70

180

17611

137

9254

88.5

15331

141

8738

96.6

 

0

8671

68

4126

41.5

8029

51

3972

29.3

35

180

18625

138

11018

87.5

16911

157

10035

107.9

 

0

9582

69

5797

48.8

8208

53

4762

32.2

Av. Irrigation

Irrigation Rainfed

 

15825

112

7866

71.9

13802

100

8060

68.2

13622

103

7549

66.6

12120

97

6877

66.5

Av. N rate (kg ha-1)

180

18858

137

9965

88.2

16770

142

9906

99.1

0

10584

78

5450

50.3

9151

56

5030

35.6

Av. Row spacing (cm)

70

14512

106

7136

67.1

12630

96

7070

64.6

35

14931

109

8278

71.4

13282

102

7867

70.1

Analysis of variance

Irrigation (I)

§

ns

ns

ns

*

ns

*

ns

Nitrogen (N)

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

Row spacing (R)

ns

ns

**

§

ns

ns

*

§

I*N

*

*

*

*

ns

**

ns

**

I*R

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

N*R

ns

§

ns

§

ns

ns

ns

§

I*N*R

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

§

§

§

CV (%)

4.8

8.1

9.3

7.6

7.6

6.9

8.6

6.9

‡; *; **. Significant at the 10. 5 y 1% de probability levels respectively.