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 4
Effect of blended NPSB and K fertilizer rates on plant height, leaf area, and LAI of maize at Shela Borkoshe during 2019 to 2020 cropping seasons.
NPSB rates (kg/ha)
K rates (kg/ha)
Plant height (cm)
Leaf area (cm2)
LAI
0
0
132.20
3727.7i
2.30i
30
135.21
4595.7h
3.08h
60
153.40
4784.8h
3.27gh
90
155.80
5202.0fgh
3.65f–h
50
0
163.60
5071.1gh
3.72fg
30
165.43
5599.1e–g
4.09d–f
60
168.87
5675.6d–g
4.04d–f
90
171.73
5712.5d–g
401ef
100
0
175.47
5851.9def
4.19d–f
30
175.80
6077.9de
4.40de
60
179.60
6284.7c–e
4.59c–e
90
179.60
6319.2cd
4.60cd
150
0
182.07
6182.1de
4.50de
30
185.87
6964.70c
5.18c
60
187.13
8210.4b
6.33b
90
192.50
9886.2a
7.78a
LSD (0.05)
NS
702.4
0.59
NPSB rates mean
0
144.17d
4577.8d
3.08d
50
167.41c
5514.6c
3.97c
100
177.62b
6133.4b
4.45b
150
186.89a
7810.9a
5.95a
LSD (0.05)
3.62
351.2
0.29
K rates mean
0
163.33b
5208.2d
3.68d
30
165.59b
5837.7c
4.19c
60
172.25a
6238.9b
4.56b
90
174.91a
6751.9a
5.01a
LSD (0.05)
3.62
351.2
0.29
SE±
3.55
343.95
0.26
CV (%)
2.57
7.01
6.58
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.
