Treatment

Ear length (cm)

Ear diameter (cm)

Number of rows/ear

Ear weight (g)

2013

(%)

2014

(%)

2013

(%)

2014

(%)

2013

(%)

2014

(%)

2013

(%)

2014

(%)

Control (T₁)

12.3

100

11.5

100

2.96

100

3.47

100

9.3

100

11.3

100

60.0

100

56.0

100

Farmer’s fertilization (T₂)

14.3

116

14.0

122

3.23

109

3.72

107

10.0

108

12.0

106

71.7

120

73.7

132

NP, Ministry of Agric. (T₃)

15.7

128

14.8

129

3.39

115

3.90

112

10.7

115

12.0

106

85.0

142

82.3

147

NK, Ministry of Agric. (T₄)

16.5

134

16.3

142

3.61

122

4.13

119

11.3

122

12.7

112

105.0

175

93.7

167

NPK, Ministry of Agric. (T₅)

17.2

140

16.8

146

3.82

129

4.29

124

12.0

129

13.3

118

133.3

222

101.0

180

NPK soil testing (T₆)

17.8

145

18.0

157

4.18

141

4.45

128

13.3

143

14.7

130

155.0

258

147.7

264

NPK soil testing + micronutrients (T₇)

19.0

154

20.3

177

4.45

151

4.61

133

14.0

151

15.3

135

170.0

283

160.3

286

LSD (0.05)

1.0

0.6

0.10

0.12

1.7

1.9

11.2

11.4