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Table 2.

Fertilization effects on leaf micro-elemental contents of four maize genotypes over two years.

N Fertilization	Na (mg kg⁻¹)								Ca (mg kg⁻¹)								Mg (mg kg⁻¹)
	NS-640		NS-4023		NS-6010		NS-6030		NS-640		NS-4023		NS-6010		NS-6030		NS-640		NS-4023		NS-6010		NS-6030
	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year
N1	617	254	641	256	621	257	583	262	0.93	0.76	0.88	0.69	0.94	0.83	0.78	0.77	0.28	0.24	0.25	0.21	0.28	0.31	0.21	0.25
N2	598	274	669	266	594	263	665	273	0.89	0.85	0.82	0.77	0.85	0.87	0.84	0.83	0.28	0.29	0.24	0.24	0.27	0.34	0.23	0.28
N3	691	249	663	269	595	245	677	275	0.99	0.93	0.88	0.83	0.94	0.88	0.89	0.88	0.32	0.31	0.27	0.28	0.31	0.38	0.26	0.30
N4	596	270	656	265	601	280	629	262	0.87	0.84	0.83	0.74	0.89	0.85	0.81	0.83	0.28	0.27	0.24	0.23	0.27	0.34	0.23	0.28
N5	630	272	684	235	639	265	686	279	1.00	0.91	0.97	0.78	0.97	0.91	0.91	0.90	0.33	0.32	0.29	0.26	0.31	0.38	0.26	0.32
N6	682	254	703	269	665	261	675	293	1.01	0.93	0.93	0.83	0.96	0.91	0.89	0.92	0.33	0.32	0.28	0.30	0.32	0.40	0.26	0.33
N7	639	273	684	277	655	265	681	277	0.95	0.94	0.88	0.84	0.93	0.87	0.85	0.87	0.32	0.32	0.26	0.28	0.31	0.34	0.26	0.32
N8	672	274	691	249	698	248	710	275	0.92	0.85	0.86	0.74	1.00	0.86	0.85	0.85	0.27	0.30	0.24	0.23	0.28	0.36	0.23	0.31
ANOVA	1st Year: N = 1.49 ^ns, C = 1.34 ^ns, N × C = 0.26 ^ns 2nd Year: N = 1.61 ^ns, C = 98.64 ***, N × C = 0.60 ^ns								1st Year: N = 3.14 , C = 6.93 , N × C = 0.36 ^ns 2nd Year: N = 11.45 , C = 24.19 *, N × C = 0.70 ^ns								1st Year: N = 2.67 , C = 9.04 , N × C = 0.07 ^ns 2nd Year: N = 14.66 , C = 71.58 **, N × C = 0.84 ^ns
	Zn (mg kg⁻¹)								Mn (mg kg⁻¹)								Cu (mg kg⁻¹)
	NS-640		NS-4023		NS-6010		NS-6030		NS-640		NS-4023		NS-6010		NS-6030		NS-640		NS-4023		NS-6010		NS-6030
	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year	1st Year	2nd Year
N1	37.5	33.8	32.1	29.8	61.9	41.3	48.5	36.3	78.0	57.4	66.5	39.1	78.8	66.0	59.7	65.5	15.1	9.4	14.7	10.4	16.1	11.2	13.1	10.3
N2	44.1	40.2	36.0	35.2	41.5	39.2	39.8	36.7	77.5	72.9	66.5	50.9	78.4	75.1	68.0	78.1	15.7	12.6	17.7	11.8	15.6	12.3	17.9	12.3
N3	56.0	40.4	37.6	38.5	44.2	40.5	46.7	39.1	88.4	87.1	75.6	61.9	88.9	87.9	75.5	93.5	18.4	13.1	16.9	13.2	17.0	14.5	18.8	13.8
N4	30.4	31.2	38.3	34.9	48.3	35.0	36.7	36.0	72.2	64.7	64.6	44.6	74.4	72.4	61.9	73.0	15.0	11.1	15.1	11.2	16.7	12.4	15.0	10.8
N5	48.3	38.1	41.9	35.6	50.1	49.9	37.6	29.6	86.4	82.8	89.7	55.6	85.8	85.9	73.9	91.1	16.2	14.0	16.2	11.9	18.9	12.8	16.7	13.0
N6	58.5	59.6	35.9	38.1	59.0	48.3	35.5	46.6	88.9	90.5	77.6	58.5	87.9	86.9	75.1	93.0	19.7	13.0	18.4	13.9	19.9	13.1	18.4	13.9
N7	65.1	72.0	64.8	60.2	56.7	59.6	37.3	46.8	90.9	89.5	77.2	66.5	83.5	78.4	75.0	92.5	18.0	12.8	24.1	12.9	18.4	13.1	18.2	13.0
N8	54.5	43.7	33.9	37.2	36.5	35.1	26.8	30.4	74.9	74.9	60.7	51.3	73.6	78.1	58.1	87.1	20.4	13.3	15.0	12.0	15.7	13.0	15.2	12.7
ANOVA	1st Year: N = 1.69 ^ns, C = 3.46 , N × C = 0.95 ^ns 2nd Year: N = 29.50 , C = 10.14 , N × C = 3.14 **								1st Year: N = 2.67 , C = 4.13 , N × C = 0.11 ^ns 2nd Year: N = 17.20 , C = 69.48 *, N × C = 0.55 ^ns								1st Year: N = 4.01 , C = 0.27 ^ns, N × C = 1.10 ^ns 2nd Year: N = 7.20 *, C = 0.74 ^ns, N × C = 0.47 ^ns

Values of each variable are means of four replicates. For each variable under each maize cultivar, bold values indicate significant differences between years at p < 0.05. For ANOVA analyses, *, **, and *** show significant N fertilization (N), maize cultivar (C), and their interaction effects at p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.001, ns—not significant, respectively.