Effects of Varieties and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Yield and Yield Components of Maize on Farmers Field in Mid Altitude Areas of Western Ethiopia
Table 7
Combination effects of varieties and nitrogen rate on mean grain yield and thousand seed weight of maize on farmer’s field around Bako Tibe, western Ethiopia.
Maize varieties with N rates
Grain yield (kg ha−1)
2013
2014
Mean
F-1
F-2
F-3
F-4
F-5
F-6
BH-540 (50% RR)
3633
1894
5057
2613
3904
4880
3663
BH-540 (100% RR)
4595
2283
4446
2696
5132
5684
4139
BH-543 (50% RR)
4516
2455
4141
2990
4043
4383
3755
BH-543 (100% RR)
5459
2678
5147
3009
3419
4361
4012
BH-661 (50% RR)
6719
2628
4323
4457
5472
5556
4859
BH-661 (100% RR)
6373
3472
5060
3928
5814
6548
5199
BH-660 (50% RR)
3872
2567
4107
3432
5042
5155
4029
BH-660 (100% RR)
2561
2451
4742
3462
4902
6579
4116
BH-140 (50% RR)
4788
1494
4359
2302
4216
4053
3535
BH-140 (100% RR)
3437
2013
5398
4039
4605
4393
3981
BH-543
3796
1870
3659
3941
3350
1556
3029
LSD (5%)
1154.8
242.2
537.8
361
456.19
960.75
656.99
CV (%)
15.41
6.05
7.01
6.33
5.9
11.45
10.08
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.
