Sugar Mill Effluent Utilization in the Cultivation of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Two Seasons

Table 6

ANOVA for the effect of sugar mill effluent on agronomical characteristics of Z. mays.

Source

Seed germination

Relative toxicity

Plant height

Root length

Number of leaves

Fresh weight

Dry weight

Chlorophyll content

LAI

Cob length

CY/plant

HI

Season (S)

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

*

*

*

SME concentration (C)

*

ns

*

ns

ns

*

ns

*

*

*

*

*

Interaction S × C

*

ns

*

ns

ns

*

ns

*

*

*

*

*

ns, : nonsignificant or significant at ≤ 0.05, ANOVA; SME: sugar mill effluent.