Treatment

Stem girth plant⁻¹ at 10 WAS (cm)

Number of leaves plant⁻¹ at 10 WAS

Chlorophyll content plant⁻¹ at 10 WAS

Leaf area plant⁻¹ at 10 WAS (cm)

Plant height plant⁻¹ at 10 WAS (cm)

Leaf area index at 10 WAS

Days to 50% tasselling

Days to 50% silking

Control (No fertilizer)

14.6

9.6

18.61

276.6

102.5

1.77

54.9

58.8

Full OFA

18.5

11.4

30.36

416.5

141.8

2.87

54.4

57.8

Full NPK

23.8

13.8

46.04

557.9

188.1

4.71

50.9

54.4

½ OFA + ½ NPK

22.8

12.8

43.76

506.2

160.2

4.46

51.1

54.5

Full OFA + ½ NPK

23.6

14.3

47.55

510.2

169.6

4.96

51.8

54.9

Grand mean

20.6

12.38

37.27

453.5

153.4

3.75

52.6

56.1

LSD

6.13

0.85

3.91

53.41

20.48

0.62

2.14

2.13

CV%

28.9

6.7

10.2

11.5

13.1

16.0

4.0

3.7