Table 3.

Maize and wheat 1000-grain weights (g) as influenced by 144 mM KH₂PO₄ solution at given soil-applied P levels in calcareous soils.

Foliar P	Methods	P Levels (kg ha−1)				Mean
		0	20	40	60
Maize
No Foliar spray	-	221	242	244	263	243 b
Foliar P	-	232	262	273	282	262 a
-	BC	222	248	258	265	248 b
-	BD	231	256	260	280	257 a
Year I	-	220	244	254	268	246
Year II	-	232	260	264	278	258
Mean		226 d	252 c	259 b	273 a
Wheat
No Foliar spray	-	41	43	45	48	44 b
Foliar P	-	45	46	49	51	48 a
-	BC	43	44	46	47	45 b
-	BD	43	45	48	51	47 a
Year I	-	42	44	46	47	45
Year II	-	44	46	48	51	47
Mean		43 d	45 c	47 b	49 a

BC and BD indicate broadcast application and band application, respectively. Means with different letters in each column are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05).