Effects of Varieties and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Yield and Yield Components of Maize on Farmers Field in Mid Altitude Areas of Western Ethiopia
Table 5
Combination effects of varieties and nitrogen rate on mean plant height of maize on farmer’s field around Bako Tibe, western Ethiopia.
Maize varieties with N rates
Plant height (cm)
2013
2014
Mean
F-1
F-2
F-3
F-4
F-5
F-6
BH-540 (50% RR)
256
233
261
256
262
253
254
BH-540 (100% RR)
269
250
274
263
279
278
269
BH-543 (50% RR)
263
254
273
255
268
257
262
BH-543 (100% RR)
268
262
269
282
288
277
274
BH-661 (50% RR)
302
271
305
297
312
311
300
BH-661 (100% RR)
299
286
307
280
304
312
298
BH- 660 (50% RR)
282
272
311
254
256
300
279
BH-660 (100% RR)
236
271
284
272
270
324
276
BH-140 (50% RR)
255
238
258
280
258
265
259
BH-140 (100% RR)
261
245
268
287
273
267
267
BH-543
276
244
274
273
254
240
260
LSD (5%)
24.904
33.317
24.512
NS
21.057
27.634
10.553
CV (%)
5.42
7.61
5.130
7.077
4.498
5.785
5.86
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% RR = half and full doses (55 and 110 kg N ha−1) recommended for maize.
