Vermicompost and NPSZnB Fertilizer Levels on Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth, Yield Component, and Yield at Guto Gida, Western Ethiopia

Table 6

Main effects of vermicompost levels and inorganic NPSZnB fertilizer rates on the number of kernel ear⁻¹, biological yield (t·ha⁻¹), and harvest index (%) of maize in Guto Gida, Western Ethiopia.

Treatments	Number of kernels ear^−1	Biological yield (t·ha^−1)	Harvest index (%)
Vermicompost (t·ha^−^1)
0	540.13	18.31^c	36.00
2.5	546.00	19.67^ab	35.79
5.0	562.30	20.33^a	34.82
7.5	569.66	20.52^a	35.14
value	0.106	<0.001	0.103
LSD (0.05)	33.136	0.938	2.021
NPSZnB (kg·ha^−^1)
0	522.40^b	18.76^b	35.20
50	522.54^b	18.95^b	35.24
100	555.20^a	19.81^a	35.04
150	566.80^a	20.34^a	35.95
value	<0.001	<0.001	0.415
LSD (0.05)	25.667	0.727	1.565
CV (%)	6.30	5.60	5.60

LSD = least significant difference; CV = coefficient of variation (%). Means in the same column followed by the same letter(s) are not statistically significantly different at a 5% probability level.