Effect of Blended Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Boron, and Potassium Fertilizer Rates on Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) at Sodo Zuriya District, Southern Ethiopia
Table 6
Effect of blended NPSB and K fertilizer rates on biomass, grain yield, and HI of maize at Shela Borkoshe during 2019 to 2020 cropping seasons.
NPSB rates (kg/ha)
K rates (kg/ha)
Biomass yield (kg/ha)
Grain yield (kg/ha)
HI
0
0
5548e
788k
0.14
30
5549e
958jk
0.17
60
7684de
1058j
0.14
90
8750c–e
1138ij
0.13
50
0
8751c–e
1374i
0.16
30
9925b–d
2507h
0.25
60
10202b–d
2854g
0.28
90
10394b–d
3063g
0.29
100
0
10992a–d
3460f
0.31
30
11376a–d
3947e
0.35
60
11691a–d
5347d
0.46
90
12433a–c
5570cd
0.45
150
0
12860ab
5692bc
0.44
30
13564ab
5863b
0.43
60
14567a
7411a
0.51
90
14941a
7544a
0.50
LSD (0.05)
4103
244
NS
NPSB rates mean
0
6883c
986d
0.14d
50
9818b
2449c
0.25c
100
11623b
4581b
0.39b
150
13983a
6627a
0.47a
LSD (0.05)
2051
122
0.02
K rates mean
0
9538b
2828d
0.30c
30
10104ab
3319c
0.33b
60
11036ab
4167b
0.38a
90
11630a
4329a
0.37a
LSD (0.05)
2051
122
0.02
SE±
200.91
119.49
0.08
CV (%)
23.27
14.09
14.87
Values followed by the same letter (s) within a column are not significantly different at 5% probability level. NS: not significant, kg/ha: kilograms/hectare, and SE: standard error.
