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 3
Effect of blended NPSB and K fertilizer rates on days to anthesis, silking, ASI, and maturity of maize at Shela Borkoshe during 2019 to 2020 cropping seasons.
NPSB rates (kg/ha)
K rates (kg/ha)
Days to anthesis (d)
Days to silking (d)
ASI
Days to physiological maturity (d)
0
0
87.00
91.33
13.00
156.00
30
85.33
89.66
13.00
156.00
60
85.67
90.00
13.00
156.00
90
84.67
89.00
11.00
156.00
50
0
84.67
87.67
10.67
154.67
30
84.67
86.67
9.67
154.33
60
83.33
86.00
8.67
154.00
90
82.33
85.00
7.33
154.00
100
0
82.00
84.33
7.00
154.00
30
82.33
83.33
5.67
154.00
60
81.00
83.00
5.00
154.00
90
80.00
82.33
4.33
154.00
150
0
80.00
82.33
4.00
154.00
30
79.00
81.00
3.67
153.00
60
76.33
80.00
3.67
152.67
90
74.67
75.67
3.33
152.33
LSD (0.05)
NS
NS
NS
NS
NPSB rates mean
0
85.67a
90.00a
11.92a
157.00a
50
83.58b
86.33b
8.17b
154.25b
100
81.08c
83.25c
4.75c
154.08b
150
77.50d
79.75d
3.50d
152.00c
LSD (0.05)
1.01
0.52
0.49
0.46
K rates mean
0
84.42a
86.42a
8.00a
154.67
30
82.42b
85.17b
7.58a
154.33
60
81.58c
84.75b
6.50b
154.17
90
80.42d
83.00c
6.25b
154.17
LSD (0.05)
1.01
0.52
0.49
NS
SE±
0.63
0.77
0.52
0.52
CV (%)
2.04
0.74
8.35
1.01
Values followed by the same letter (s) within a column are not significantly different at 5% probability level. NS: not significant, d: days, kg/ha: kilograms/hectare, and SE: standard error.
