From: Tillage and fertilizer effect on maize and soybean yields in the Guinea savanna zone of Ghana
Treatment | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||
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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 |