Yield and Growth Response of Maize (Zea mays L.) to Varietal and Nitrogen Application in the Guinea Savanna Agro-Ecology of Ghana

Table 5

Effect of variety on yield and growth parameters measured during the 2016 and 2017 cropping seasons.

Variety	Growth and yield parameters
	Number of leaves	Plant height (cm)	Days to 50% silking	Days to 50% physiological maturity	Total biomass (in 1000 kg/ha)	100-Grain weight (g)	Grain yield (ton/ha)
TZE-W-DT-STR-C4	13^ab	121^d	60^cd	83^d	11^ab	39^ab	2.8^ab
IWD-C3-SYN-F2	12^abc	131^c	65^b	90^b	13.5^a	39^ab	3.5^a
GH120 DYF/D POP	11^c	161^b	60^cd	83^d	8^b	31^c	2.5^b
OBATAMPA	14^a	158^b	66^ab	88^c	13.5^a	45^a	3.6^a
DT-STR-W-C2	12^abc	130^c	59^d	83^d	11^ab	36^bc	2.7^ab
COMP 1 SYN	12^abc	181^a	68^a	93^a	13^a	38^b	2.9^ab
Mean	12.1	147	62.9	86.1	11.7	38	2.9
SEM	1	2	2	2	1	1	1

SEM means standard error of the mean.