Response of Maize (Zea mays L.) to Different Rates of Palm Bunch Ash Application in the Semi-deciduous Forest Agro-ecological Zone of Ghana

Table 4

Effect of palm bunch ash and NPK fertilizer on maize ear leaf nutrient composition for the major rainy season planting.

Treatment	N	P	K	Mg	Ca
	%
0 tha^−1 PBA	2.66	0.25	0.87	0.19	0.36
2 tha^−1 PBA	2.61	0.33	1.00	0.16	0.26
4 tha^−1 PBA	2.59	0.33	1.00	0.15	0.26
6 tha^−1 PBA	2.56	0.37	0.98	0.15	0.23
NPK	2.72	0.32	0.96	0.19	0.38
LSD	0.12	0.05	0.18	0.04	0.06
Prob.	NS	1%	NS	5%	0.1%

NS: not significant.