Effects of Varieties and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Yield and Yield Components of Maize on Farmers Field in Mid Altitude Areas of Western Ethiopia

Table 4

Effects of varieties and nitrogen rate on mean plant height of maize on farmer’s field around Bako Tibe, western Ethiopia.

Varieties	Plant height (cm)
	2013			2014			Mean
	F-1	F-2	F-3	F-4	F-5	F-6
BH-540	263	242	268	260	270	266	261
BH-543	266	258	271	268	278	267	268
BH- 661	301	279	306	288	308	312	299
BH-660	259	271	297	263	263	312	278
BH-140	258	242	263	284	266	266	263
BH-543	276	244	274	273	254	240	260
LSD (5%)	18.3	19.391	17.705	7.0071	15.804	19.931	8.1063
CV (%)	5.6	6.19	5.19	5.480	4.7	5.78	5.34
N (kg ha^−1)
50% RR	272	254	282	268	271	277	271
100% RR	267	263	281	277	283	292	277
Control	276	244	274	273	254	240	260
LSD (5%)	NS	NS	NS	NS	9.9955	12.605	4.4317
CV (%)	5.6	6.19	5.19	6.38	4.7	5.78	5.34

F-1–F6 = farmers’ names (Takele Uluma, Adisu Fufa, Adisu Likessa, Mulatu Shukar, Tesfaye Tsagaye, and Gutu Tolera), NS = nonsignificant difference at 5% probability level; 50% and 100% recommended nitrogen rate (110 kg N ha⁻¹).