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. 2021 Feb 3;7(2):e06074. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06074

Table 4.

Interaction effects of soil amendments on yield components and yield of maize.

Compost (kg ha−1) Urea/NPSB (kg ha−1) TGW (g) SY(t ha−1) AGDB (t ha−1) GY (t ha−1) HI (%)
0 0/0 216.91f 4.53f 5.7g 1.17h 19.36
50/50 311.29c 9.10cd 12.14e 3.03f 24.98
100/100 326.64bc 11.07b 15.90c 4.83c 30.45
5 0/0 248.58e 5.97e 7.53f 1.56g 20.36
50/50 318.29bc 8.85d 12.42e 3.57e 28.72
100/100 338.15ab 11.36b 16.81b 5.45b 32.43
10 0/0 278.41d 6.09e 7.82f 1.73g 25.58
50/50 323.28bc 9.77c 14.17d 4.40d 31.06
100/100 358.60a 12.55a 18.62a 6.07a 32.57
F value 3.32 3.20 3.03 7.50 2.80
P value 0.036 0.041 0.048 0.001 0.061
LSD (0.05) 20.70 0.78 0.86 0.25 2.72
CV (%) 3.96 5.13 4.02 4.10 5.76

Means in a column followed by different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05. LSD = least significance difference, CV = coefficient of variation, TGW = thousand grain weight, SY = straw yield, AGDB = above ground dry biomass, GY = grain yield.