Abstract
The growing importance of maize has motivated researchers to focus on optimizing production technologies, such as tillage and fertilizer usage. To this end, a study was conducted in RCBD design using three tillage systems, namely deep tillage, traditional tillage, and minimum tillage, and two fertilizer levels (recommended and 50% increase over recommended NPK) on non-Hybrid C- 20 and Hybrid FHY-399 varieties. Growth parameters were documented at maturity. The data showed that tillage methods had a major impact on plant growth and yield parameters, with the exception of number of cobs per plant, which was non-significant with maximum values in deep tillage. Fertilizer had a major impact on growth parameters, with the greatest effect occurring when the NPK fertilizer level was increased by 50% above the recommended level. The interaction between tillage methods and fertilizer levels was found to be statistically insignificant for maize growth except at 1000 grains per acre. The treatment combination of deep tillage + 50% increase over recommended NPK fertilizer level yielded the highest value of 1000-grain weight. Based on the findings, it is proposed that additional research be performed with no fertilizer, and a rate of fertilizer twice the recommended rate.
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Claim · model-written summary
Tillage methods had a major impact on maize plant growth and yield parameters.
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e0“The growing importance of maize”
e1“tillage methods had a major impact on plant growth and yield parameters”
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Number of cobs per plant was not significantly affected by tillage, with maximum values in deep tillage.
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- maximum values in deep tillagee1
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e0“The growing importance of maize”
e1“number of cobs per plant, which was non-significant with maximum values in deep tillage”
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Fertilizer had a major impact on maize growth parameters, with the greatest effect when NPK was increased by 50% above the recommended level.
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- NPK fertilizer level was increased by 50% above the recommended levele1
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- growth parameterse1
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- recommended levele1
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e0“The growing importance of maize”
e1“Fertilizer had a major impact on growth parameters, with the greatest effect occurring when the NPK fertilizer level was increased by 50% above the recommended level”
Claim · model-written summary
The interaction between tillage methods and fertilizer levels was statistically insignificant for maize growth except for 1000 grains per acre.
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- except at 1000 grains per acree0
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e0“The interaction between tillage methods and fertilizer levels was found to be statistically insignificant for maize growth except at 1000 grains per acre”
Claim · model-written summary
Deep tillage combined with a 50% increase over recommended NPK gave the highest 1000-grain weight in maize.
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- deep tillage + 50% increase over recommended NPK fertilizer levele1
- Outcome
- 1000-grain weighte1
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- highest valuee1
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e0“The growing importance of maize”
e1“The treatment combination of deep tillage + 50% increase over recommended NPK fertilizer level yielded the highest value of 1000-grain weight”
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