TY  - JOUR
T1  - Response of Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) Varieties to Combined Application Rates of Nitrogen and
Phosphorus
AU - Sinta, Zerihun 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 15
IS  - 6
SP  - 166
EP  - 170
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2020.166.170
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2020.166.170
KW  - Growth
KW  -maize
KW  -nitrogen
KW  -phosphorus
KW  -yield
AB  - The field experiment was conducted at Arba
Minch University Agricultural Research Farm in Arba
Minch district with the objective of determining response
of maize varieties to combined application of nitrogen and
phosphorus. The experiment was designed in randomized
complete block consisting of ten treatments with three
replications. The treatments consisted of five levels of
combined NP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> viz., 0/0, 46/23, 46/46, 92/23 and 92/46
kg ha<sub>&#150;1</sub> and two maize hybrid varieties, viz., V1 (BH-540)
and V2 (BH-140). The results revealed that significant
effect of NP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> rate and maize variety on all parameters.
Maize variety BH-140 showed significant effect on
number of grain rows per cob, number of grains per row,
number of grains per cob, thousand grain weight and
grain yield. The highest grain yield was recorded in
response to application of 92:23 kg NP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ha<sub>&#150;1</sub> with
maize variety BH-140. According to the result of this
experiment hybrid maize variety BH-140 gave an
optimum and profitable yield at the combined rate of
92:23 kg NP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ha<sub>&#150;1</sub>.
ER  -