Total no. of tillers (m⁻²)

No. of spikelets spike⁻¹

No. of grains spike⁻¹

1000-grain weight (g)

Biological yield (t∙ha⁻¹)

Grain yield

(t∙ha⁻¹)

Grain zinc contents (mg∙kg⁻¹)

Grain protein contents (%)

V₁ = Punjab-2011

427.25 B

18.75 A

43.32 B

26.29 B

10.05 B

4.24 B

25.30 B

9.51 B

V₂ = Faisalabad-2008

460.67 A

17.58 B

48.80 A

33.81 A

10.32 A

5.00 A

25.68 A

9.80 A

HSD value

31.60

0.66

2.30

1.81

0.46

0.44

0.25

0.22

Z₁ = Control

352.33 C

16.50 C

42.38 B

26.53 B

8.38 D

4.00 B

18.53 D

9.20 C

Z₂ = Soil

410.17 BC

17.83 B

45.03 B

29.86 B

9.63 C

4.16 B

22.76 C

9.46 BC

Z₃ = Foliar

448.67 B

18.83 AB

46.46 AB

29.65 B

10.78 B

5.03 B

27.57 B

9.68 AB

Z₄ = Soil + Foliar

564.67 A

19.50 A

50.36 A

34.16 A

11.93 A

6.00 A

33.11 A

10.10 A

HSD value

60.54

0.127

4.42

3.46

0.89

0.85

0.49

0.43

V₁ × Z₁

361.00 cd

16.67 cd

39.63 d

25.20 d

8.26 c

3.13 c

18.46

9.13

V₁ × Z₂

406.33 b-d

18.66 a-c

41.60 cd

26.26 d

9.50 bc

3.93 bc

22.50

9.40

V₁ × Z₃

440.67 b-d

19.67 a

42.50 b-d

24.12 d

10.63 ab

4.53 a-c

27.30

9.60

V₁ × Z₄

501.00 b

20.00 a

49.56 ab

29.56 b-d

11.80 a

5.36 a

32.96

9.93

V₂ × Z₁

343.67 d

16.33 d

45.13 a-d

27.86 cd

8.50 c

4.86 ab

18.60

9.26

V₂ × Z₂

414.00 b-d

17.00 b-d

48.46 a-c

33.46 a-c

9.76 bc

4.40 a-c

23.03

9.53

V₂ × Z₃

456.67 bc

18.00 a-d

50.43 a

35.16 ab

10.93 ab

5.53 a

27.83

9.76

V₂ × Z₄

628.33 a

19.00 ab

51.16 a

38.76 a

12.07 a

5.20 ab

33.26

10.26

HSD value

103.9

2.18

7.58

5.95

1.53

1.46

0.84

0.73