Effects of Varieties and Nitrogen Fertilizer on Yield and Yield Components of Maize on Farmers Field in Mid Altitude Areas of Western Ethiopia
Table 8
Effects of varieties and nitrogen rate on N harvest index of maize on farmer’s field around Bako Tibe, western Ethiopia.
Maize varieties with N rates
N harvest index (kg ha−1)
2013
2014
Mean
Farm 1
Farm 2
Farm 3
Farm 4
Farm 5
Farm 6
BH-540 (50% RR)
0.18
0.11
0.19
0.21
0.25
0.22
0.19
BH-540 (100% RR)
0.22
0.27
0.11
0.21
0.18
0.16
0.19
BH-543 (50% RR)
0.35
0.19
0.13
0.15
0.19
0.21
0.21
BH-543 (100% RR)
0.15
0.16
0.15
0.19
0.11
0.14
0.15
BH-661 (50% RR)
0.34
0.26
0.11
0.22
0.17
0.18
0.21
BH-661 (100% RR)
0.30
0.29
0.31
0.22
0.24
0.14
0.25
BH- 660 (50% RR)
0.21
0.18
0.20
0.17
0.27
0.11
0.19
BH-660 (100% RR)
0.17
0.12
0.17
0.25
0.21
0.24
0.19
BH-140 (50% RR)
0.20
0.11
0.18
0.16
0.13
0.13
0.15
BH-140 (100% RR)
0.13
0.15
0.15
0.20
0.21
0.13
0.16
BH-543
0.30
0.26
0.22
0.21
0.18
0.12
0.22
Farm 1–6 = farmers’ names (Takele Uluma, Adisu Fufa, Adisu Likessa, Mulatu Shukar, Tesfaye Tsagaye, and Gutu Tolera); 50% and 100% RR = half and full doses (55 and 110 kg N ha−1) recommended for maize.
