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Table 3 Effect of tillage systems and fertilizer treatments on plant height, cob number, grain and biomass yields of maize at Bompari, Lawra district in 2013 and 2014

From: Tillage and fertilizer effect on maize and soybean yields in the Guinea savanna zone of Ghana

Treatment

2013

2014

Tillage

Plant height (cm)

Cobs per ha (no)

Grain yield (kg ha−1)

Biomass yield (kg ha−1)

Plant height (cm)

Cobs per ha (no)

Grain yield (kg ha−1)

Biomass yield (kg ha−1)

Conventional tillage

115

24,450

679

947

116

20,667

1387

1797

No-tillage

128

25,750

1143

1844

143

2700

2047

2487

Lsd (0.05)

11

NS

430

NS

23

NS

NS

NS

Fertilizer treatment

No fertilizer

116

22,650

531

1163

96

16,333

760

1647

Recommended fertilizer rate

127

26,590

1291

1628

164

31,333

2673

2627

LSD (0.05)

11

NS

430

NS

23

9747

875

746

CV%

6.4

16.3

33.4

49.0

12.4

28.9

36.0

24.7

  1. NS not significant at the 5% probability level; recommended fertilizer rate = 25–60–30 kg ha−1 as N, P2O5 and K2O, respectively