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

Table 7

Effects of sugar mill concentration and season interaction on agronomical parameters of Z. mays.

Season × %SME	Plant height (cm)	Fresh weight (g)	Chlorophyll content (mg/g.f.wt.)	LAI	Cob length (cm)	Crop yield/plant (g)
Rainy
0	176.86	123.13	3.32	2.35	16.58	54.42
20	184.56*	143.56*	3.95ns	3.55ns	18.63ns	68.75ns
40	204.58*	165.34*	4.81*	5.19*	22.36*	80.59*
60	192.85*	152.98*	4.71*	4.76*	20.36*	75.32*
80	188.37*	142.34*	4.42*	4.43*	19.48*	69.67ns
100	180.59*	130.56ns	3.45ns	3.81ns	18.18ns	62.88ns
Summer
0	170.69	115.34	3.12	2.12	14.46	50.74
20	180.25*	137.56*	3.46ns	3.46ns	16.63ns	62.36ns
40	198.86*	158.76*	4.62*	5.12*	20.26*	76.89*
60	184.77*	147.23*	4.29*	4.29*	21.66*	71.74ns
80	178.55*	135.55*	4.18*	4.37*	20.75*	65.96ns
100	172.64*	124.78ns	3.38ns	3.68ns	16.56ns	60.47ns

Significant at ≤ 0.05, least means squares analysis; SME: sugar mill effluent.