Growth, Yield-Related Traits and Yield of Lowland Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties as Influenced by Inorganic NPS and N Fertilizer Rates at Babile, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 4

Mean values of leaf area index as affected by interaction effect of variety × NPS × N in the 2018 cropping season.

Treatments		N rate (kg ha^−1)
Variety	NPS rate	43.5	87	130.5
Baate	50	1.82^ghi	2.28^cdefg	2.39^bcdef
	100	2.91^ab	2.76^abc	2.64^abcd
	150	2.66^abcd	2.53^abcde	2.96^a
Melkasa 2	50	1.97^fghi	1.73^hi	2.03^efghi
	100	1.65^i	2.18^defgh	2.33^cdefg
	150	2.07^efghi	2.04^efghi	2.12^efghi
LSD (0.05) = 0.52
CV (%) = 13.8

Means in the table following the same letter (s) are not statistically significant at the 0.05 probability level. LSD = least significant difference; CV = coefficient of variation.