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 8

Mean values of thousand kernel weight as influenced by the interaction of variety by NPS and N in the 2018 cropping season.

Treatments		N rate (kg ha^−1)
Variety	NPS rate (kg ha^−1)	43.5	87	130.5
Baate	50	213.1^bcd	199.5^d	199.9^d
	100	248.8^bcd	250.7^bcd	236.9^bcd
	150	206.9^cd	338.3^a	197.7^d
Melkasa 2	50	252.7^bcd	210.7^cd	224.7^bcd
	100	246.2^bcd	268.3^b	196.1^d
	150	261.4^bc	208.9^cd	217.1^bcd
LSD (0.05) = 57.39
CV (%) = 14.9

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