Research Article

Effect of Irrigation and Preplant Nitrogen Fertilizer Source on Maize in the Southern Great Plains

Table 5

Irrigated and rain-fed treatment means for grain yield, N use efficiency (NUE), and water use efficiency (WUE).

SourceGrain yieldNUEWUE
kg ha−1%kg ha−1 mm−1

STWa 2012
 Irrigated859829.0
 Rain-fed40176.4
value0.01500.2258
LCBa 2012
 Irrigated604721.4
 Rain-fed483519.8
value0.01180.9156
STW 2013
 Irrigated912031.115.6
 Rain-fed23616.24.4
value0.00340.22430.0037
LCB 2013
 Irrigated866243.210.8
 Rain-fed402225.05.3
value0.04400.04150.0498

STW: Stillwater, OK; LCB: Lake Carl Blackwell, OK.