Treatment

Grain yield/ear (g)

100 - Kernel weight (g)

Shelling (%)

Grain yield (ardab/fed.)*

2013

(%)

2014

(%)

2013

(%)

2014

(%)

2013

(%)

2014

(%)

2013

(%)

2014

(%)

Control (T₁)

46.0

100

42.6

100

14.53

100

13.93

100

76.67

100

76.00

100

7.36

100

6.80

100

Farmer’s fertilization (T₂)

56.9

124

57.5

135

15.73

108

15.20

109

79.33

103

78.00

103

9.10

124

9.19

135

NP, Ministry of Agric. (T₃)

68.0

148

65.3

153

16.47

113

15.80

113

80.00

104

79.30

104

10.88

148

10.46

154

NK, Ministry of Agric. (T₄)

85.4

186

74.6

175

17.3

119

16.83

121

81.33

106

79.70

105

13.67

186

11.94

176

NPK, Ministry of Agric. (T₅)

109.8

239

81.8

192

18.17

125

17.47

125

82.30

107

81.00

107

17.57

239

13.09

193

NPK soil testing (T₆)

129.2

281

121.1

284

18.93

130

18.60

134

83.35

109

82.00

108

20.66

281

19.37

285

NPK soil testing + micronutrients (T₇)

142.8

310

132.6

311

20.30

140

19.20

138

84.00

110

82.70

109

22.85

310

21.22

312

LSD (0.05)

9.9

9.6

0.56

0.38

0.89

0.81

1.58

1.53