Maize cultivars | maize planting geometry | Plant height (cm) | Branches /plant (no.) | Leaf area/plant (cm2) | Pods /plant (no.) | Seeds /plant (no.) | 100-seed weight (g) | Seed yield/fad (kg) |
SC 30K08 | 25 cm × 140 cm | 61.66 | 3.33 | 4136.66 | 27.00 | 5.33 | 13.55 | 195.66 |
50 cm × 140 cm | 55.33 | 3.33 | 4193.33 | 30.66 | 5.33 | 13.63 | 208.66 | |
75 cm × 140 cm | 49.33 | 3.33 | 4396.66 | 37.66 | 6.33 | 14.58 | 231.00 | |
Mean | 55.44 | 3.33 | 4242.22 | 31.77 | 5.66 | 13.92 | 211.77 | |
TWC 310 | 25 cm × 140 cm | 54.00 | 3.66 | 4280.00 | 32.00 | 6.33 | 15.21 | 254.33 |
50 cm × 140 cm | 49.00 | 4.33 | 4452.66 | 37.33 | 7.66 | 15.55 | 277.66 | |
75 cm × 140 cm | 41.66 | 4.33 | 4703.33 | 40.33 | 8.33 | 16.61 | 290.66 | |
Mean | 48.22 | 4.11 | 4478.66 | 36.55 | 7.44 | 15.79 | 274.21 | |
TWC 352 | 25 cm × 140 cm | 45.66 | 4.66 | 4623.33 | 32.33 | 7.66 | 17.25 | 279.33 |
50 cm × 140 cm | 40.66 | 5.33 | 4953.66 | 40.00 | 8.66 | 17.27 | 296.66 | |
75 cm × 140 cm | 39.00 | 5.33 | 5093.33 | 46.66 | 9.33 | 18.45 | 312.33 | |
Mean | 41.77 | 5.11 | 4890.11 | 39.66 | 8.55 | 17.65 | 296.10 | |
Average of maize planting geometry | 25 cm × 140 cm | 53.77 | 3.88 | 4346.66 | 30.44 | 6.44 | 15.34 | 243.10 |
50 cm × 140 cm | 48.33 | 4.33 | 4533.22 | 36.00 | 7.22 | 15.48 | 260.99 | |
75 cm × 140 cm | 43.33 | 4.33 | 4731.11 | 41.55 | 8.00 | 16.54 | 277.99 | |
L.S.D. at 0.05 Maize cultivars L.S.D. at 0.05 Maize planting geometry L.S.D. at 0.05 Interaction | 5.01 2.09 N.S. | 1.50 N.S. N.S. | 383.59 93.28 N.S. | 4.47 2.30 4.64 | 1.96 0.68 N.S. | 0.56 0.20 N.S. | 22.18 15.50 26.84 | |
Solid culture of cowpea | 49.66 | 7.00 | 6210.00 | 57.66 | 11.66 | 22.07 | 676.66 |