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 7

Mean values of the number of kernels per ear, thousand kernel weight, and biomass yield as influenced by the main effect of variety in both seasons.

Variety	Number of kernels per ear		Biomass yield (kg ha^−1)
	2018	2019	2018	2019
Baate	520.0^a	543.7^a	10.2^a	15.8^a
Melkasa 2	477.6^b	451.9^b	8.1^b	12.4^b
LSD (0.05)	26.50	23.99	0.71	1.2
CV (%)	9.6	8.7	14.0	15.6

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